UK Police probe David Walliams over alleged 'serious sexual offences'
Verified: 10 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from the United Kingdom.
Metropolitan Police said the force received "a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s".
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from the United Kingdom, where the story is: The Guardian · how we count
- Nov 13, 4:29 PM UTCFirst reportBreaking: UK police launch investigation into David Walliamsabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 4:32 PM UTC+3 minMet police launch investigation into David Walliams allegationstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:00 PM UTC+31 minMet Police investigating allegations against Walliamsrte.ie ↗
- Nov 13, 5:57 PM UTC+1 hUK police launch sex offense investigation into author, TV personality David Walliamsabcnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 6:04 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisUK Police probe David Walliams over alleged 'serious sexual offences'1news.co.nz ↗
- Nov 13, 6:09 PM UTC+2 hUK police launch investigation into children's author David Walliamsabc.net.au (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 6:12 PM UTC+2 hUK probe allegations against children's author Walliamsbdnews24.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Metropolitan Police investigation into David Walliams over alleged non-recent sexual offences, with no conflicting facts.
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