The Metropolitan Police have launched a criminal investigation into David Walliams, 55, regarding alleged serious sexual offences. Police stated that the allegations they are investigating are separate from those reported by the Guardian and ITV News this week.
Detectives are also proactively reviewing the media reporting to determine if there is any evidence of offences. The new allegations made to police are understood to have come from several people, with some dating back to the 2000s.
Police described these as “non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s.” The Met’s specialist crime division received initial accounts this week, leading to the launch of a full criminal investigation by detectives specialising in serious and complex sexual offences.
Walliams has denied any wrongdoing, being a sexual predator, or breaking the law. He is currently in a medical facility.