David Walliams denied allegations published by The Guardian and ITV News on Tuesday after losing a High Court battle to prevent UK media from identifying him. (EPA Images pic)LONDON: London police said Friday they had launched a probe into alleged "serious sexual offences" after accusations about comedian and children's author David Walliams appeared in UK media reports this week.
"The Met has received a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
The police said the "allegations are separate from those reported by ITN and The Guardian", which this week published claims by multiple women dating as far back as 2003, including that Walliams sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.
