British Police Launch Probe Into Serious Sexual Offence Allegations Against Comedian David Walliams

The children’s author and comedian denies the sexual assault allegations and says he has not broken the law.

Published On 14 Nov 202614 Nov 2026

British police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of serious sexual offences after media reports accused comedian and children’s author David Walliams of grooming and sexually abusing girls and young women.

Walliams, 55, has denied the allegations.

In a statement on Friday, London’s Metropolitan Police said it had “received a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s”.

Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney of the Met Police called on anyone affected by the matter to come forward.

The Met said the new allegations are separate from those reported this week by ITV News and The Guardian.

On Tuesday, the two news organisations reported that several women had accused Walliams of sexual misconduct, with the alleged incidents dating back as far as 2003.

The reports emerged a day after fellow comedian Russell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

Multiple allegations

The Guardian and ITV said they spoke to more than 100 people during a three-year investigation.

One woman told the outlets that Walliams had sexually assaulted her at his London home when she was 15. Others accused him of grooming them as teenagers. The reports also alleged that he had harassed young female colleagues.

In a letter to ITV and The Guardian, Walliams said: “Whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did.”

He added: “I am not a sexual predator … I have not broken the law.”

The reports were published after Walliams lost a High Court bid to stop the media outlets from naming him.

Justice Matthew Nicklin said an injunction would amount to “an exceptionally serious interference” with the media’s rights.

Dropped by BBC, literary agency

A BBC spokesperson told the AFP news agency that the broadcaster had taken down some programmes featuring Walliams, including all episodes of Little Britain, the comedy sketch show that made him famous.

His literary agency, Independent Talent Group, said it was “no longer representing him in any capacity”.

His publisher, HarperCollins, dropped him last year after allegations that he had harassed female staff, which he had also denied.

Walliams rose to fame as a comedian with the sketch shows Little Britain and Come Fly With Me. He also served as a judge on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.

He is the author of children’s books that have sold more than 50 million copies, including Mr Stink, Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress.

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