Scotland Yard has begun an investigation into various 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 obtained various allegations of sexual offences dedicated elsewhere within the nation and can examine these.”
There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.
Last Monday, the Met said it had received one report of alleged sexual assault from 2003 and encouraged other potential victims to come forward.
Brand denies all the allegations against him, says his relationships were consensual, and has not been charged with anything.
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He has admitted being very promiscuous up to now, however known 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 stated it had been a “distressing” time.
Brand appeared on video platform Rumble on Monday and criticised an MPs’ committee for asking different social media corporations in the event that they supposed to demonetise him.
He known as it a “bypassing of judicial process” and instructed there was a conspiracy to silence him and “independent media voices”.
Brand informed 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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The claims in opposition to the 48-year-old embrace an allegation of rape, and that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old lady he was seeing.
Another girl informed Sky News he made her really 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 induced Brand to droop his tour, in addition to reigniting a debate about how stars are managed and monitored by the leisure trade.
Source: information.sky.com”