'Sexually assaulted' at 15, groomed over MySpace and left 'feeling like 'a prostitute': The allegations against David Walliams

'Sexually assaulted' at 15, groomed over MySpace and left 'feeling like 'a prostitute': The allegations against David Walliams

David Walliams was today unmasked as the celebrity who fought for a court order to suppress allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl and preyed on multiple other teenagers.Walliams, one of the world's best-selling children's authors, sought an injunction to prevent publication of the claims, arguing he would take his own life if the allegations became public.The TV star and author is accused of 'abusing his status' on Little Britain and Britain's Got Talent to engage in 'inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities' with 'a large number' of women and girls.Walliams denies any wrongdoing and argued in the High Court that he would kill himself if his identity were revealed. Here is a breakdown of the allegations made against the comedian.Jade One woman, referred to by the name Jade, alleges that she was 15 and Walliams was 36 when they began chatting on MySpace and on email in mid-2007, and weeks later met in person in August that year.He invited her back to his house and once there, she claims that he sexually assaulted her, which he denies.Jade told journalists: 'I didn't want to be touched in that way at all. I mean, I was only a 15-year-old.'When she said no and pulled away he agreed that they should wait until she was 16, it is alleged.Walliams denies any sexual contact with Jade and any wrongdoing.Children's author and TV star David Walliams, pictured last month, is accused of abusing his status to target girls and young women. He denies the claims Jade, on the right at the time she met Walliams, claims he sexually assaulted her when she was 15 and he was in his thirtiesAlex Another alleged victim named as Alex claims that he offered to help her with her dream of being a comedy writer when they met at a Little Britain fan event in London in January 2004, when she was aged 15.He later phoned her and they exchanged emails over several months, it is claimed.Eventually in October 2005 Alex, then aged 17, messaged him to say she was going to a gig in London with friends and invited him along.The pair again began exchanging emails, and the woman claims that he pressured her to send sexual photos, which he denies. She alleges that Walliams groomed her.She says the pair had consensual sexual contact three times when she was 17 and 18, but that she 'felt unable to say anything or have any control in that situation once I was with him'.Talking about the second occasion they met, she said: 'I just hadn’t ever experienced anything like that before. It felt very … pushy. I felt like a prostitute, essentially.'Walliams denies any wrongdoing. His lawyers say any suggestion he groomed Alex is false and has caused him significant distress. The moment Alex, then 15, met Walliams at a Little Britain fan event. Walliams was dressed as his character Lou. She claims he contacted afterwards and they began a sexual relationship when was 17. Alex, then 15, kept notes including this excited handwritten account where she said: 'David Walliams phoned me!!!'Lilly Creightmore Former model Lilly Creightmore said she was 18 when she was first contacted by Walliams, who sent a card to her home address in 2003.The pair became friends, and Walliams let her stay on his sofa when she was homeless for a time.She claims that he pestered her to share his bed, saying: 'He definitely crossed the line physically in moments, when I was young, trying to coerce me into sleeping with him.'Ms Creightmore accuses the comedian of having tried to groom her.Walliams denies any inappropriate behaviour and said he is 'devastated' by her claims. A card Lilly Creightmore kept from Walliams Lilly and Walliams at a celebrity bash with Jonathan Ross, Ricky Gervais and others. There is no suggestion any of them were aware of any alleged wrongdoing Lilly claims Walliams became angry when she refused to have sexElla A fellow model, a woman named as Ella, said Walliams called her in December 2007 when she was 19 and took her and a friend out to dinner, before sending her flowers.Later he invited her to a celebrity party at his house in 2008, during which she claimed he tried to kiss her and put his head in her lap, 'begging' her to stay.She and her friend left, and she said she believes she 'dodged a bullet'.Walliams said he made 'a clumsy pass' at Ella, denied putting his head in her lap and said he had no intention of making her feel uncomfortable or intimidated.Sarah Britain's Got Talent fan Sarah was invited to watch the show by a friend when she was 18, and Walliams invited her and her friends out for dinner the following day.Two weeks later she and another friend, also 18, were invited to stay at his house.She claims that while there he tried to kiss her, and later tried to lead her up to his bedroom.Walliams denies there being any sexual contact. Sarah, who was 18, was invited by Walliams to see Britain's Got Talent filmed and posed with him and the other judges. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by them. Sarah claims that a fortnight later Walliams tried to kiss her after getting her drunk on wine while he had water Sarah claims Walliams used his BGT fame to groom her when she was a teen and made a pass at her Abby Tomlinson, said she was invited by Walliams via Twitter when she was 17. She went with a friend who was 13. They were taken to his dressing room Abby then tweeted this is 2020Abby Tomlinson Another fan of the show Abby Tomlinson claims that she and a 13-year-old girl were left alone with Walliams in his dressing room with the door closed, which his lawyers have denied.AmyA woman named only as Amy who worked on the show claimed that Walliams referred to her as 'the one with the a**e', and stared at her chest, which he denies. Katie Another who worked at publisher HarperCollins, referred to as Katie, claimed that a young woman showed her a series of 'gross' emails from Walliams, while she and another worker called Helen allege managers avoided sending young female staff on their own to his flat

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