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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-11T15:42:22.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nNoel Clarke was questioned on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted rape, exposure and sexual assault by touching, according to the Metropolitan Police.\n\nThe allegations relate to a female complainant who was in her twenties at the time of the alleged incident in London in 2007.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe 50-year-old actor, best known for his role in Doctor Who, was also in communications with police over a voyeurism allegation for which he had previously been questioned in September 2025.\n\nThat earlier matter concerns an offence allegedly committed in 2013 at a London address, also involving a woman in her twenties.\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA Met spokesperson confirmed the investigation remains ongoing, with Mr Clarke released on bail while detectives continue their enquiries.\n\nMr Clarke arrived at Islington police station in north London at approximately 12.45pm on Tuesday, accompanied by his wife Iris and his legal representative.\n\nThe trio entered through a side entrance, with the actor dressed in an olive jacket, jeans and red and white trainers, while his wife wore black.\n\nFollowing his formal arrest, detectives from the Met's Central Specialist Crime Command conducted interviews regarding the alleged offences.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe questioning also covered the voyeurism allegation from his previous arrest last autumn.\n\nAfter being held for just over two hours, Mr Clarke was released on bail as officers continue their investigation.\n\nThe inquiry is being conducted under the direction of the Central Specialist Crime Command, with further enquiries expected to follow.\n\nWhen officers first arrested Mr Clarke at his Kensington residence last September in connection with the voyeurism allegation, they conducted an extensive search lasting at least five hours.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * FBI release images of masked person at the home of Nancy Guthrie of morning of her disappearance\n  * Wuthering Heights critics divided as Margot Robbie adaptation slammed: 'Bronte rolling in her grave'\n  * Ben Shephard opens up on major contestant blunder in ITV's The Summit as team face costly error\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nInvestigators removed multiple boxes and bags from the father-of-four's west London apartment, including laptops and other electronic equipment.\n\nThe Metropolitan Police launched a formal investigation through its Central Specialist Crime Command on September 1 following that initial arrest.\n\nIt is understood that detectives have been assessing evidence which emerged during Mr Clarke's civil court proceedings against the Guardian newspaper.\n\nThe search of his property and subsequent analysis of seized materials forms part of the continuing criminal inquiry.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Clarke rose to prominence portraying Mickey Smith in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010, appearing alongside Billie Piper during both the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras.\n\nHe subsequently established himself as a filmmaker, writing and directing the acclaimed Kidulthood trilogy comprising Kidulthood, Adulthood and Brotherhood, while also appearing in major productions including Star Trek Into Darkness.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2009, he received the Rising Star award at the Bafta Film Awards, and in 2021 was presented with Bafta's Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema honour.\n\nHowever, that accolade and his Bafta membership were suspended after women came forward with sexual misconduct allegations.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Noel Clarke arrested on suspicion of attempted rape following allegations against former Doctor Who star"
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