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Indecent assault allegations against Louis Walsh dropped
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 29 June 2011
Irish police have confirmed that Louis Walsh is no longer under investigation over those previously reported allegations he indecently assaulted a 24 year old male at a Dublin club. The man who made the allegations seemingly retracted his original claims, and is now being questioned himself by officers and could face charges for making a false statement to police.
Walsh told reporters: “I have been informed by An Garda Síochána that I am now no longer under investigation. I have robustly maintained from the outset that this alleged incident did not occur”.
The ‘X-Factor’ judge went on to criticise The Sun for leading with the original claims last week, adding that he had instructed his lawyer to begin libel proceedings against the tabloid. Which is possibly why they’ve today got their Showbiz Editor Gordie Smart gushing about how lovely a bloke Louis is and how unfeasible the indecent assault allegations always seemed.
But Walsh was talking tough on this issue yesterday, saying: “I remain outraged that this story ran in the first place in The Sun and I have instructed my libel lawyer to vigorously pursue legal action against the paper. I have no intention of letting this matter rest until I have received total and absolute vindication. This has been a hugely distressing time for me but I would like to thank all my friends and colleagues for their support and I am now just looking forward to getting back to work”.
