Prosecutors in Britain have charged Russell Model, the comic and actor, with a number of counts of sexual assault, together with two counts of rape.
The nation’s Crown Prosecution Service announced the charges on Friday.
Jaswant Narwal, a prosecutor, mentioned within the assertion that Mr. Model, 50, would seem at Westminster Magistrates’ Courtroom in London for a primary listening to on Could 2.
Ms. Narwal added that the costs “relate to reported non-recent offenses between 1999 and 2005, involving 4 ladies.”
The British police started investigating Mr. Model’s previous habits in Sep. 2023, after The Sunday Occasions, The Occasions of London and the TV community Channel 4 revealed a joint investigation into allegations towards him.
Representatives for Mr. Model didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Friday, however he has repeatedly denied ever having dedicated sexual assault.
In September 2023, Mr. Model launched a video on social media during which he mentioned the British media was subjecting him to “a litany of extraordinarily egregious and aggressive assaults.” Mr. Model mentioned that he had as soon as been sexually promiscuous however that his sexual encounters had been “at all times consensual.”
The Metropolitan Police in London outlined additional particulars of the costs in a news release on Friday. Mr. Model is accused of raping a lady within the Bournemouth space, in southern England, in 1999; of indecently assaulting a lady in London in 2001; of orally raping and sexually assaulting a lady in London in 2004; and, between 2004 and 2005, of sexually assaulting a fourth girl in London.
The police assertion added: “The Met’s investigation stays open and detectives ask anybody who has been affected by this case, or anybody who has any data, to return ahead and communicate with police.”
Underneath British regulation, it’s an offense for information retailers to determine individuals who make sexual assault allegations until they select to waive their proper to anonymity.
Mr. Model turned a star in Britain within the 2000s due to acclaimed stand-up reveals that usually centered on medication and intercourse, and that noticed him promoting out enviornment dates. He additionally turned referred to as a TV and radio host for broadcasters together with MTV and the BBC. He achieved fame in the USA after starring in motion pictures equivalent to “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek,” and thru a short marriage to the singer Katy Perry.
Extra just lately, Mr. Model has develop into properly referred to as a politically charged YouTuber. Over six million customers subscribe to his channel the place he posts movies that repeatedly embrace dialogue of conspiracy theories and have conservative figures like Tucker Carlson.
On Thursday, Mr. Model posted a clip about Donald Trump and the battle between Russia and Ukraine.
In Britain, strict guidelines forestall the reporting of something that would prejudice a jury at trial after costs have been filed.
