{"id":1825,"date":"2026-05-12T15:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tv-chef-arrested-on-suspicion-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-and-released-on-bail\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:55:50","slug":"tv-chef-arrested-on-suspicion-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-and-released-on-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tv-chef-arrested-on-suspicion-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-and-released-on-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"TV chef arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault and released on bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a88635\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A TV chef was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and rape last month and released on bail as enquiries into the alleged offence continue<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36757538\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TV chef arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault and released on bail\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Britain-Russia-Spying-25296430038233.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"TV chef arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault and released on bail\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">TV chef arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault and released on bail<cite aria-label=\"Image: AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A TV chef was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault last month. The TV star was reportedly detained at his home after the alleged offences were reported to the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. After being arrested, the chef was taken into custody and questioned for several hours at a police station in Central London before being released on bail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The arrest was first reported by The Telegraph, who said a A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed an arrest had been made following the alleged victim&#8217;s complaint and that she was being supported by specially trained officers as the investigation went on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The spokesperson told <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The TelegraphLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/11\/tv-chef-arrested-on-suspicion-of-rape\/?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph<\/a>: \u201cA man was arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent on Saturday, 11 April. This relates to sexual offences which reportedly occurred at an address in January.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They added that the woman was thought to have first contacted the police in April and the alleged offences were said to have taken place in London in January. The Telegraph also reported that the man arrested in early April had been on multiple TV programmes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Little else is known about the case, other than that enquiries are ongoing and the chef has been released on bail. He is not thought to have been charged with a crime as of yet. 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