Police to investigate David Walliams over alleged serious sexual offences

The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into David Walliams after receiving a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences. The force said the complaints are separate from those previously reported by ITV News and The Guardian earlier this week. A spokesperson for the Met said: "In recent days, the Met has received a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s. These allegations are being investigated by officers from the Met's specialist crime command." The investigation comes after the comedian and children's author was named in a joint investigation by ITV News and The Guardian, which alleged he used his status to engage in inappropriate sexual activities with a large number of girls and young women. Walliams has denied all allegations made against him, stating he has not broken any laws and was not a sexual predator. In a statement, he said he was "devastated" that some women he met 10 to 20 years ago had expressed hurt or anger towards him. He added: "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." The Met confirmed that while the new allegations are separate from those reported by the media, detectives will be reviewing all available information as part of their ongoing enquiries.