Scotland Yard has begun an investigation into numerous sexual offence claims referring to London and elsewhere within the UK following media reviews about comic Russell Brand.
The Metropolitan Police stated the allegations have been all non-recent.
A press release stated: “Following an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times, the Met has received a number of allegations of sexual offences in London.
“We have additionally acquired numerous allegations of sexual offences dedicated elsewhere within the nation and can examine these.”
There have been no arrests and enquiries proceed.
Last Monday, the Met stated it had received one report of alleged sexual assault from 2003 and inspired different potential victims to come back ahead.
Brand denies all the allegations against him, says his relationships have been consensual, and has not been charged with something.
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He has admitted being very promiscuous previously, however referred to as the reviews “very serious allegations that I absolutely refute”.
In a video final week on YouTube – which has minimize off his promoting income – he said it had been a “distressing” time.
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Georgina Baillie speaks about Brand
Brand appeared on video platform Rumble on Monday and criticised an MPs’ committee for asking other social media firms if they intended to demonetise him.
He called it a “bypassing of judicial process” and steered there was a conspiracy to silence him and “independent media voices”.
Brand advised viewers: “What we appear to be looking at here are a set of collaborating institutions that have an agenda, and pursue that agenda, even when in pursuing it they have to bypass, obstruct, or absolutely ignoring existing judicial or regulatory bodies by moving straight to punitive measures.”
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Woman claims Brand ‘intimidated’ her
The claims towards the 48-year-old embrace an allegation of rape, and that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old woman he was seeing.
Another lady advised Sky News he made her feel “vulnerable and intimidated” and alleged he refused to name her a taxi till she carried out a intercourse act.
The fallout from the claims has brought about Brand to droop his tour, in addition to reigniting a debate about how stars are managed and monitored by the leisure trade.
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