Russell Model Seems in London Courtroom On Rape Fees, Granted Bail

Russell Model was in a London courtroom Friday to face a number of rape expenses — and, after a brief forwards and backwards with the decide, he walked out of the constructing a free man … for now.

The actor’s 14 minute courtroom look this morning was so simple as answering a bunch of procedural questions from Decide Paul Goldspring, in accordance with the New York Instances.

Model reportedly confirmed his identify, date of delivery and handle in Nice Britain, earlier than Goldspring granted him bail. The NYT stated Russell thanked the decide and strolled out of the courtroom with out exhibiting any “visible emotion.”

As we reported, Model was charged with one depend of rape, one depend of indecent assault, one depend of oral rape and a couple of counts of sexual assault simply over a month in the past on April 4. The incidents date again to 1999.

In line with a courtroom doc obtained by the Instances, one of many alleged incidents of sexual assault described the star fondling a lady’s breasts, whereas the lady behind the indecent assault cost claimed he dragged her towards a male bathroom.

The “Stay Free” podcast host denied all the costs whereas responding in a social media video he recorded whereas on trip together with his household in Florida.

Whereas he denied raping anybody, he confirmed he was “a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile” when he was youthful earlier than discovering a life “in the light of the Lord.”

Stuart Nolan, chair of the Legal Regulation Committee of the Regulation Society, a company representing British legal professionals, stated a trial could not begin for one more yr.