The Met Police has stated it has obtained an allegation of sexual assault in opposition to Russell Brand courting again to 2003.

It comes after 4 ladies made sexual abuse allegations against the comedian between 2006 and 2013 as a part of an investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.

Since publication, The Times said it had been contacted by “several women” with additional claims about Brand, however stated their allegations haven’t but been investigated and “will now be rigorously checked”.

A spokesperson for the Met stated: “We are aware of reporting by The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches about allegations of sexual offences.

“On Sunday 17 September, the Met obtained a report of a sexual assault which was alleged to have taken place in Soho in central London in 2003. Officers are in touch with the girl and might be offering her with assist.

“We first spoke with The Sunday Times on Saturday 16 September and have since made further approaches to The Sunday Times and Channel 4 to ensure that anyone who believes they have been the victim of a sexual offence is aware of how to report this to the police.

“We proceed to encourage anybody who believes they could have been a sufferer of a sexual offence, irrespective of how way back it was, to contact us.”

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Brand, 48, denies any allegations in opposition to him. He claimed in a video posted online on Friday night that every one his relationships have been “consensual”.

On Monday considered one of his accusers claimed a BBC car took her from school to the star’s house when she was 16 years old.

“Alice” advised BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour the alleged abusive relationship left her feeling “cheap and dirtied”.

She went on to say Brand’s denial of the accusations was “insulting”, including: “It’s laughable that he would even imply that this is some kind of mainstream media conspiracy. He’s not outside the mainstream.”

Downing Street has additionally described the allegations in opposition to Brand as “very serious and concerning”.

Channel 4 and TV manufacturing agency Banijay UK confirmed over the weekend that that they had launched investigations, whereas the BBC stated it was “urgently looking into the issues raised”.

The charity Trevi Women, which helps moms recovering from drug dependancy, additionally introduced on Saturday it was chopping ties with Brand.

Brand carried out at a comedy present in London on Saturday night after the allegations got here out, telling followers he liked them however that there have been “certain things” he “could not discuss”.

The comic has three extra dates for his Bipolarisation reside present tour, along with his subsequent a sell-out in Windsor, earlier than appearances in Plymouth and Wolverhampton.

Brand stated in his video on Friday: “As I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous.

“I do not thoughts them utilizing my books and my stand-up to speak about my promiscuous consensual conduct up to now. What I significantly refute are these very, very severe legal allegations.”

He added: “Also, it’s worth mentioning that there are witnesses whose evidence directly contradicts the narrative that these two mainstream media outlets are trying to construct, apparently, in what seems to me to be a coordinated attack.”

Signing off the video, Brand stated: “We are obviously going to look into this matter ’cause it’s very, very serious.”