Russell Model has been accused of dragging one other lady in the direction of a male restroom and touching one other lady’s breasts with out consent, in response to new courtroom paperwork.
The comedian-turned-wellness guru, 49, was final month hit with costs of rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, in response to the Metropolitan Police.
The alleged offenses are tied to 4 separate girls and happened between 1999 and 2005, cops stated.
Cops opened a intercourse crimes investigation into Model in September 2023 – simply weeks after The Sunday Instances and Channel 4 TV’s documentary present “Dispatches” reported that 4 girls had accused Model of sexual assault – together with one rape that allegedly occurred at his Los Angeles house in 2012 on the peak of his Hollywood fame.
Model, who has been dwelling within the US since February, is due at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket on Friday.
He was additionally served with a courtroom summons.
In a video shared on social media Wednesday, Model stated he was “heading to the UK for what I’m assured shall be a easy formality.”
“I’m completely open to and welcome the chance to defend myself as a result of my innocence is indefatigable,” he stated, including that “fingers crossed” he can be again in time to stream his day by day present on Monday.
In courtroom paperwork, the “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” actor is accused of assaulting a girl in 2001 by “grabbing her arm and dragging her in the direction of a male rest room.”
He’s additionally accused of sexually assaulting one other lady in Westminster, London, in 2004, by touching her breasts with out her consent. Police stated he’s additionally answerable for the alleged oral rape that happened that very same 12 months.
Model allegedly raped one other lady Bournemouth in 1999 and assaulting a then-16-year-old lady by forcing her to carry out oral intercourse throughout a three-month-long relationship.
The then-teen claimed she needed to punch the “Get Him to the Greek” actor within the abdomen to make him cease, the report alleged.
One other lady, cited within the preliminary media report, alleged that he sexually assaulted her at his West Hollywood residence after the 2 met at an Alcoholics Nameless assembly.
In a video shared on social media final month, Model — who was beforehand married to pop star Katy Perry — denied the allegations and stated he was “by no means” a rapist.
“I used to be a idiot earlier than I lived within the gentle of the Lord. I used to be a drug addict, a intercourse addict and an imbecile, however what I by no means was was a rapist,” he stated in a video.
“I’ve by no means engaged in non-consensual exercise. I pray which you can see that by trying in my eyes.”
“I’m now going to have the chance to defend these costs in courtroom and I’m extremely grateful for that,” he added.
