1 week Ago By [email protected] (Jamie Roberts)
An actor known for his role on Sex Education has appeared in court accused of sexual offences against children and women. Alexander Westwood, 24, is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 26 different offences. The actor, who starred in 17 episodes of the Netflix series, faces charges over 26 offences, which include alleged rape.
Westwood has denied all charges made against him and has claimed his alleged victims have various motivations to falsely accuse him. According to National World , Prosecutor Andrew Wallace told the jury: "Alexander Westwood is an actor. He is a supreme manipulator.
All these charges have a common theme, of inappropriate touching and predatory behaviour. The 10 indictments concerning a girl, the first charge is on the date of his 10th birthday, that is the date because there is no criminality before this age." The publication explained how the prosecutor continued: "If we were to list every instance there would be hundreds of charges.
" In total, Westwood faces 26 offences. This includes four counts of rape of a woman over 16. Other charges he faces include three counts of causing a female 13 or over to engage in a non-penetrative sexual activity and one count of inciting a boy under 13 to engage in sexual activity.
He also faces seven counts of sexual assault on a female and three counts of causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act. The trial against the actor is expected to last approximately a month. If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.
rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999.
If you are 18 or under and have been affected by this story, you can contact Childline, confidentially on 0800 1111. You can also contact the NSPCC Helpline by phoning 0808 800 500 or emailing [email protected].
uk . If a child is in immediate danger, call 999..
