He appeared at Southwark Crown Court docket.
Russell Model appeared at courtroom for his plea listening to (Picture: Getty)
Comic and actor Russell Model wore darkish sun shades, a fedora hat and a tiger print shirt open virtually to his naval as he entered Southwark Crown Court docket on Tuesday February 24 to reply the 2 newest expenses in opposition to him for rape and sexual assault. The 50-year-old former TV common was surrounded by photographers and reporters as he made his approach to the doorway. He spoke from the dock to substantiate his identify and plead not responsible to the costs within the brief listening to. The offences are alleged to have taken place within the metropolis in 2009 and relate to 2 ladies, in keeping with the Crown Prosecution Service.
In his preliminary listening to on these expenses he appeared by way of video hyperlink from the US on January 20 this yr. Sporting a denim shirt with a lot of buttons undone he spoke solely to substantiate his identify and date of start throughout the six-minute listening to. On that event he was granted bail previous to at present’s look.
In complete, Model faces expenses of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one rely of indecent assault.
The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the TV presenter in September 2023 after The Sunday Occasions and Channel 4’s Dispatches revealed an investigation into allegations about his therapy of girls.
On Could 30, final yr he entered not responsible pleas at Southwark Crown Court docket to intercourse offence expenses, together with rape and indecent assault. His trial on these expenses is scheduled to start on June 3 this yr.
Previous to that, he appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket on Could 2, 2025 to face expenses of 1 rely every of rape, indecent assault and oral rape, in addition to two counts of sexual assault, referring to 4 separate ladies.
In a video posted on X after he was initially charged, Model denied all of the allegations.
“I’m now going to have the chance to defend these expenses in courtroom, and I’m extremely grateful for that,” he mentioned.
He continued: “I’ve at all times advised you guys that once I was younger and single earlier than I had a spouse and household, who’re there simply out of shot, I used to be a idiot, man, 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. I’ve by no means engaged in non-consensual exercise, and I pray which you can see that in my eyes.”
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