Russell Model has come beneath police investigation for the primary time since sexual misconduct allegations towards him lately surfaced.
Although they didn’t point out Model by identify, the Metropolitan Police’s Scotland Yard introduced on Monday that they’ve begun investigating varied sexual offenses, all “non-recent,” after being in fixed contact with the concerned retailers because the first set of allegations earlier this month.
“Following an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Occasions, the Met has acquired various allegations of sexual offenses in London,” the assertion started, alluding to the bombshell expose revealed by these information channels.
“We’ve additionally acquired various allegations of sexual offenses dedicated elsewhere within the nation and can examine these,” the Scotland Yard additional confirmed.
Nonetheless, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police disclosed that they hadn’t acquired any official complaints filed in reference to the report regardless of delineating the reporting course of to the retailers.
Furthermore, no arrests have been made thus far.
Because the investigations are underway, the lead investigator Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy inspired any and all victims of sexual offense to return ahead.
“We perceive it will possibly really feel like a troublesome step to take and I wish to reassure that we’ve got a crew of specialist officers out there to advise and assist,” the detective urged.
Model, 48, was accused of rape and sexual and emotional abuse by 4 ladies earlier this month, the incidents themselves spanning the height of his profession from 2006 to 2013, following which not less than three different ladies have come ahead with their harrowing experiences.
The English comic has since vehemently denied these allegations, calling them a “constructed narrative” and a mainstream media assault towards him.
