Former ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge David Walliams faces police probe over sex offence claims

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London police said Friday they had launched a probe into alleged “serious sexual offences” after accusations about comedian and children’s author ...

LONDON, Nov 4 — London police said Friday they had launched a probe into alleged “serious sexual offences” after accusations about comedian and children’s author David Walliams appeared in UK media reports this week.

“The Met has received a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

The police said the “allegations are separate from those reported by ITN and The Guardian”, which this week published claims by multiple women dating as far back as 2003, including that Walliams sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.

The Met said it was also “proactively reviewing that reporting to establish whether there is any evidence of offences”.

Walliams, 55, denied the Guardian and ITV News allegations, which were published Tuesday after he lost a High Court battle against being identified in the UK media.

The media reports included allegations that he groomed teenage fans and harassed young female colleagues.

They came days after former comedian and TV personality Russell Brand was jailed for more than 10 years for raping and sexually assaulting women.

Walliams rose to fame as a comedian with his controversial sketch shows Little Britain and Come Fly With Me, and was a judge on commercial broadcaster ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.

He also penned children’s books that have reportedly sold 50 million copies, including Mr Stink, Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress.

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