A series of “serious” sex offence allegations against television personality David Walliams are being probed by the Metropolitan Police.
The force said it has received a number of non-recent allegations against the former Britain’s Got Talent judge “in recent days”.
In a statement on Friday, the Met said the complaints made are separate from those previously reported by ITV News and The Guardian.
But it added those reports are being reviewed by officers “to establish whether there is any evidence of offences”.
The best-selling author was recently named as the man accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers as young as 15 after temporary reporting restrictions were lifted.
Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
Commenting on allegations police had received, Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney, whose team is 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.”
The Met is yet to confirm how many alleged offences have been reported or what Walliams has been accused of.
Police have also not confirmed when or where the incidents are alleged to have taken place.
Walliams has not yet responded to Tuesday’s reports in The Guardian or ITV News.
In a letter understood to have been sent several months ago to journalists working on the investigations, the television personality denied being a “sexual predator”.
He said he recognised he “behaved thoughtlessly” at times, and regretted not taking people’s feelings “properly into account”, but insisted he had not broken the law.
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