司法 · 威廉姆斯调查
伦敦警察厅就另一起性犯罪指控对大卫·威廉姆斯展开调查
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译自英文原文。
这份公告中最重要的界限说得很明确：向警方提出的指控，与ITV新闻和《卫报》此前报道的指控是分开的。侦探也在审查此前的报道，寻找可能证明犯罪的证据。这是两条调查工作线索，不能混为一谈，也不能视为对调查缘起的两种说法。2
专门警员正在为前来报案的人提供支持，迈克·卡格尼警司的团队负责领导调查。警方没有提供指控或投诉人的确切数量、涉嫌事件发生的日期，也没有说明涉嫌事件发生的地点。“非近期”是警方给出的描述，并非一个具体的时间范围。2
这些指控与ITN和《卫报》的报道不同。不过，作为调查的一部分，侦探也在主动审查这些报道，以查明其中是否有任何犯罪证据。
这种措辞很重要。公告表明刑事调查正在进行，而不是调查人员已经证明有人犯罪。同样，对已发表指控的审查也不代表警方认可这些指控：侦探表示，他们正在查明报道中是否包含证据。
此前指控涉及什么
威廉姆斯凭借2000年代初BBC小品喜剧《小不列颠》成名，后来担任ITV节目《英国达人》的评委，并以儿童图书作家的身份打造了畅销书事业。此前的媒体调查涉及有关他对待女性和女孩的行为的指控，包括与其电视及出版工作相关场合中的行为。3
据BBC报道，威廉姆斯在一场试图阻止相关报道刊发的法律诉讼中败诉后，这些指控才公之于众。一些女性指称，他在她们还是青少年时就对她们进行诱导。一名女性称，据称她15岁时与威廉姆斯的一次接触构成性侵。威廉姆斯强烈否认与她有过任何性接触，否认诱导年轻女性，并驳斥有关他从事犯罪活动的指控。3
威廉姆斯公开作出的详细回应针对的是此前的媒体报道。他在致记者的信中写道：“我不是性掠食者。我没有违法，但我深感痛心的是，一些我在10至20年前认识的女性如今表达了对我的受伤或愤怒。”他提到的这段时期并不能确定向警方提出的独立指控发生的时间。3
他还承认，对自己在随意性关系中的行为感到后悔，并写道：“回想起来，我意识到，有时我对那些与我有过随意性关系的人行事欠考虑。”他接着说：“我意识到，我并不总是充分考虑他人的感受。这是我感到后悔的事。”3
谈到名人身份与权力时，他否认曾滥用权力：“虽然一方是名人时，权力不平衡不可避免，但滥用这种权力则完全是另一回事，而我从未这样做过。”不应将这些悔意表述解读为他承认涉嫌犯罪。3
德国之声11月13日报道称，威廉姆斯及其律师均未针对警方调查作出具体回应。截至11月15日，现有报道尚未证实他后来曾就这项独立调查作出回应。因此，不应把他此前的否认说成是对警方尚未披露详情的指控所作的回应。1
他已经面临职业上的后果。德国之声报道称，BBC从其平台下架了包含威廉姆斯内容的作品，包括《小不列颠》；《每日电讯报》报道他在出版商哈珀柯林斯有不当对待女性的行为后，哈珀柯林斯英国公司于2025年与他终止合作。这些决定与是否认定其承担刑事责任是两回事。1
警方宣布了什么，以及没有宣布什么
已知
- 伦敦警察厅已对涉嫌非近期严重性犯罪展开调查。专门警员正在为前来报案的人提供支持，侦探也在审查此前的媒体报道。 2
未知
- 公告没有给出确切的指控数量或事件日期。公告没有提及逮捕、讯问或起诉；现有报道也未证实此后曾宣布采取这些措施。这并不能证明这些措施都没有发生。
后续
- 调查人员能否找到犯罪证据、是否会公开宣布进一步行动，以及威廉姆斯是否会针对这项独立调查作出具体回应。目前尚未确定是否会发布进一步公开通报，也没有确定日期。
卡格尼的呼吁表明，即便事情已经过去一段时间，也不妨碍当事人联系调查人员。他说：“我们鼓励任何曾遭受性犯罪的人挺身而出与我们联系，无论事情发生在什么时候。”他承认报案可能令人望而生畏，并表示专门警员可以提供支持、回答问题，并引导当事人了解整个流程。2
掌握信息的人在联系警方之前，不必先公开自己的经历。在英国，伦敦警察厅表示，当事人可以拨打101并报上编号4900/10NOV26，或直接拨打复杂性犯罪调查组的电话0207 175 2738。这就是公告所提出的实际途径：联系调查人员；至于他们能否找到犯罪证据这一核心问题，仍未有定论。2
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- People have brought serious sexual offence allegations involving David Walliams to police.
- London's Metropolitan Police is investigating, and specialist officers are supporting those who've come forward. Detectives are also examining earlier public allegations, which police say are separate from the ones behind this investigation.
- Whether either leads investigators to evidence of crimes is still unresolved.
- The Metropolitan Police announced the investigation on November thirteenth. Its statement described the subject as a man now in his fifties, without naming him. Police called the alleged offences non-recent, but gave no dates for them.
- Officers said they'd received a number of allegations in recent days. Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney's team is leading the investigation, with specialist officers helping the people who've already contacted police.
- Walliams became famous through Little Britain in the early two thousands. He later served as a judge on Britain's Got Talent and built a bestselling children's book career. The earlier allegations concerned his behaviour towards women and girls.
- Those allegations became public after Walliams lost a legal attempt to stop their publication. Some women accused him of grooming them as teenagers. One woman described an alleged encounter when she was fifteen as sexual assault. Walliams strongly denied having any sexual contact with her and denied grooming young women.
- Detectives are investigating allegations brought directly to police. They're also examining the earlier public allegations for possible evidence. Those two strands now sit within their work, but police have explicitly said the allegations that prompted the investigation are separate.
- The earlier accusations also included unwanted sexual advances. Women alleged inappropriate behaviour connected to Britain's Got Talent, including invitations to his dressing room. Other allegations concerned a sexual relationship with a junior employee at HarperCollins and his pursuit of another employee. Walliams rejected allegations of criminal activity.
- The broadcaster behind Little Britain removed content featuring Walliams from its platforms, including that programme. HarperCollins UK had already dropped him in twenty twenty-five, after allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women at the publisher became public.
- Walliams's detailed response addressed the earlier public allegations. When the police investigation was announced, he and his lawyer hadn't responded specifically to it. His existing denial therefore speaks to those earlier accusations.
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- Walliams wrote, “I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law.” His letter referred to women he'd met ten to twenty years earlier. He said he was devastated that some now expressed hurt or anger towards him.
- He also acknowledged regret about his behaviour in casual sexual relationships. He wrote, “I realise I did not always take people's feelings properly into account. That is something I regret.” He said fame inevitably creates a power imbalance, while denying that he'd abused that power.
- Cagney urged anyone who's experienced a sexual offence to speak to police, however long ago it happened. He acknowledged that reporting can feel daunting. He said specialist officers can provide support, answer questions and guide people through the process.
- Detectives are still examining whether the allegations and earlier public material contain evidence of offences. Police haven't announced a date for their next public update. People with information can speak directly to investigators without first making their experiences public.
- In the UK, people with information can call one oh one and give the investigation reference. They can also contact the Complex Sexual Offences Unit directly. Specialist officers are already supporting those who've come forward.
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