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06/10/2006
Actor faces sex charges
Comic actor Chris Langham has appeared in court charged with indecent assault.
The 57-year-old from Cranbrook, Kent was charged with eight counts of indecent assault and a serious sexual offence, as well as 15 counts of making indecent images of children.
Mr Langham's case was adjourned until November 22 and he was released on conditional bail, which included a ban on him having unsupervised access to children under 16.
Mr Langham was awarded a BAFTA for his role as government minster Hugh Abbot in the BBC political satire 'The Thick Of It'.
His previous writing credits include 'The Muppet Show' and 'Not The Nine O'Clock News'.
He has announced that he would withdraw from all BBC projects until the matter was resolved.
(KMcA/EF)
The 57-year-old from Cranbrook, Kent was charged with eight counts of indecent assault and a serious sexual offence, as well as 15 counts of making indecent images of children.
Mr Langham's case was adjourned until November 22 and he was released on conditional bail, which included a ban on him having unsupervised access to children under 16.
Mr Langham was awarded a BAFTA for his role as government minster Hugh Abbot in the BBC political satire 'The Thick Of It'.
His previous writing credits include 'The Muppet Show' and 'Not The Nine O'Clock News'.
He has announced that he would withdraw from all BBC projects until the matter was resolved.
(KMcA/EF)
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