David Walliams to be investigated over alleged 'serious' sexual offences

Police are to investigate David Walliams over alleged "serious" sexual offences.

In recent days, officers have received a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s, the Metropolitan Police said.

The allegations are separate from those reported by ITN and The Guardian. However, as part of their investigation, detectives are also reviewing that reporting to establish whether there is any evidence of offences.

Walliams has denied allegations against him in the media, saying: "I am not a sexual predator... I have not broken the law."

Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney, the head of the team leading the investigation, said: "We would encourage anyone who has been the victim of a sexual offence to come forward and speak to us, no matter when it happened.

"We know reporting allegations of this nature can be daunting, but specialist officers are on hand to provide support, answer questions and guide you through the process."

On Tuesday, the best-selling author was named as the man accused of sexual misconduct and grooming teenagers as young as 15 after temporary reporting restrictions were lifted.

Speaking to The Guardian and ITV News, multiple women accused Walliams of sexual misconduct, including when they were teenagers.

One of the women described her alleged encounter with him, when she was 15, as a "sexual assault".

Multiple women accused Walliams of "grooming" them when they were teenagers.

Walliams sought an injunction to prevent this broadcast and publication because of a risk that he would take his own life, after two previous suicide attempts.

The High Court earlier ruled that he could be named, unless he successfully appealed. But Walliams missed a deadline on Monday to take the case to the Court of Appeal, and was identified the following day.

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He said in a statement published earlier this week: "Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with… I realise I did not always take people's feelings properly into account. That is something I regret.

"And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely, and it is something that I never did…

"I am not a sexual predator… I have not broken the law… I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me."

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