LONDON: British police charged actor-comedian Russell Model with rape and a a number of counts of assault over quite a lot of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a police assertion on Friday (Apr 4) mentioned.
Model, 50, the previous husband of US pop singer Katy Perry and as soon as one in all Britain’s most high-profile comedians and broadcasters, had repositioned himself in recent times as an web social commentator.
Police mentioned Model, who lives in Oxfordshire, southern England, was charged with one rely of rape, one rely of indecent assault, one rely of oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, and that the costs relate to 4 separate ladies.
“The Met’s investigation stays open and detectives ask anybody who has been affected by this case, or anybody who has any data, to come back ahead and communicate with police,” the assertion mentioned.
In 2023 the Sunday Occasions newspaper and Channel 4 TV’s documentary present Dispatches reported that 4 ladies had accused Model of sexual assaults, together with a rape, between 2006 and 2013.
Model has beforehand acknowledged that he had by no means had non-consensual intercourse.
