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Russell Model accused of sexual assault and rape forward of TV exposé within the UK
WARNING: This text incorporates particulars of sexual assault and rape.
British comic Russell Model has been accused of rape and sexual assault by 4 ladies following an investigation.
He has denied the allegations made towards him and stated his relationships have been consensual.
The 4 ladies have made allegations towards Model pertaining to a interval between 2006 and 2013, while he was employed by the BBC, Channel 4, and performing in Hollywood films like Get Him to the Greek.
One of many alleged victims was simply 16-years-old on the time the abuse occurred.
One lady alleges that Model raped her towards a wall in his house in Los Angeles. She was handled at a rape disaster centre the identical day, based on medical data.
She later despatched him a textual content explaining that she felt she had been taken benefit of, including: “When a lady say[s] NO it means no,” to which Model allegedly replied and stated he was ‘very sorry’.
A second lady stated Model assaulted her when she was 16 and nonetheless in school, and he allegedly referred to her as ‘the kid’ throughout a relationship that lasted for about three months.
A 3rd lady stated she was sexually assaulted by Model whereas working with him in Los Angeles and was threatened by him if she took authorized motion or instructed anybody about her allegations.
And a fourth lady alleges she was sexually assaulted by Model and that he was bodily and emotionally abusive in the direction of her.
All the ladies have chosen to stay nameless they usually have no idea one another. The Instances stated that ‘a number of’ ladies stated they felt compelled to talk given Model’s newfound prominence as a wellness influencer on-line.
Model – who now has hundreds of thousands of followers on-line, together with 6.6 million subscribers on YouTube – used the platform to publish a video preemptively denying the accusations towards him.
Whereas accusing the media of planning a coordinated assault towards him in his YouTube denial, he stated final evening: “Amidst this litany of astonishing, slightly baroque assaults are some very critical allegations that I completely refute.
LADbible Group has approached Model’s representatives for remark.