David Walliams accused of grooming and sexually exploiting girls as young as 15

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The TV star denies accusations he abused his 'power and status' to exploit teenage girls and young women for sexual purposes after losing injunction bid ...

Police have urged women who have made allegations of sexual misconduct against David Walliams to contact them.

Detectives have asked The Guardian and ITN to pass on their details to the alleged victims, The i Paper understands.

There is currently no live police investigation into Walliams. Officers are poised to investigate if any of them choose to come forward to the police, and there are signs that some may be willing to.

The TV presenter and children’s author was dropped by his literary agency and had his programmes removed by the BBC following allegations he used his celebrity status to prey on girls as young as 15.

His identity as the celebrity subject to the allegations, which he denies, was revealed after he lost a High Court challenge against the Guardian and ITN media outlets.

A Met spokesperson said: “We’re aware of reports in the media in relation to allegations involving a man in his 50s.”

They said the service “has not received any related reports of sexual assault or any other offences”, but “should we receive any reports, they will be carefully assessed.”

“Last week, we contacted the media organisations that were involved in civil proceedings relating to the protection of the identity of that individual, to ensure that any potential victims who they have spoken to could be made aware of how they could report any criminal allegations to police,” the spokesperson added.

The outlets have accused Walliams, 55, of exploiting teenage girls as young as 15 for sexual purposes. Multiple young women accused Walliams of “grooming” them, with allegations dating back to 2003.

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