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UK Police Open Sexual Offense Investigation into David Walliams

The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into children’s author and comedian David Walliams following media reports of alleged sexual misconduct.

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The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into children’s author and comedian David Walliams following media reports of alleged sexual misconduct.

The "Little Britain" star and "Britain's Got Talent" judge has been accused of engaging in sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior towards young women and girls. The Metropolitan Police said it had received a number of allegations of past abuse following the joint investigation this week by ITV News and the Guardian newspaper.

Deutsche Welle English reported the story as "David Walliams: UK police launch sex offense probe into comedian." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "UK police launch sex offense investigation into children's author and TV personality David Walliams."

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4 sources have covered this story, including Deutsche Welle English, PBS NewsHour, The Independent and Winnipeg Free Press Sports. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 6 hours ago.

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Winnipeg Free Press Sports reported it first, Nov 13, 11:24 AM ET. 4 outlets carried it over 3h 1m, 2 left and 2 center. Half of them within 7m.Reached 4 countries: Canada first, then the United Kingdom +7m, the United States +2h 42m and Germany +3h 1m.

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  1. FirstWinnipeg Free Press SportsNov 13, 11:24 AM ETCenter
  2. +7mThe IndependentNov 13, 11:31 AM ETLeft
  3. +2h 42mPBS NewsHourNov 13, 2:05 PM ETLeft
  4. +3h 1mDeutsche Welle EnglishNov 13, 2:25 PM ETCenter

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