{
  "id": 19834401,
  "title": "UK police launch sex offense investigation into children’s author and comedian David Walliams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/uk-police-launch-sex-offense-investigation-into-childrens-author-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T16:31:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/13/uk-police-launch-sex-offense-investigation-into-childrens-author-and-comedian-david-walliams/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "London police have launched an investigation into children's author and comedian David Walliams for alleged serious sexual offenses following reports of misconduct, according to ITV News and the Guardian newspaper. The Metropolitan Police confirmed they received multiple allegations of abuse in the past, separate from the news outlet reports. Police will examine the news stories to uncover any evidence of additional crimes. The outlets revealed that their investigation found Walliams allegedly used his celebrity status to groom girls and young women for sexual encounters. One woman claimed she was sexually assaulted by Walliams at his London residence when she was 15 years old, while other accusers alleged he groomed them during their teenage years. Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney urged any victims of sexual offenses to come forward, regardless of when the incidents occurred.",
  "summary": "LONDON (AP) — London police said Friday that they are investigating children’s author and comedian David Walliams for serious sexual offenses after news outlets reported that he used his fame to groom girls and young women for sex.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Met Police investigating allegations against Walliams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/met-police-investigating-allegations-against-walliams",
        "published": "2026-11-13T16:19:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "UK police launch sex offense investigation into children’s author and comedian David Walliams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/uk-police-launch-sex-offense-investigation-into-childrens-author-and-19834755",
        "published": "2026-11-13T16:24:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "David Walliams Under Investigation by U.K. Police Over Alleged “Serious Sexual Offenses”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/david-walliams-under-investigation-by-u-k-police-over-alleged-serious",
        "published": "2026-11-13T16:29:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Police investigating David Walliams over reports alleging serious sexual offences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/police-investigating-david-walliams-over-reports-alleging-serious",
        "published": "2026-11-13T16:42:44.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}