A former star of Dragons' Den has been charged with child sex offences.
Doug Richard appeared as a Dragon in the first two series of the BBC programme, and was an adviser to David Cameron until three years ago.
He has been accused of three counts of sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl, and one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
The American-born businessman currently lives in Cambridge, and will appear at City of London Magistrates' Court on October 5.
The 56-year-old - who is married with three children - has strongly denied the claims.
He said in a statement: "I absolutely deny the allegations made about me. It would be inappropriate to comment further given that the police are at a very early stage of their investigation."
Richard has worked with Prime Minister David Cameron for many years, and was hired to advise on...
Doug Richard appeared as a Dragon in the first two series of the BBC programme, and was an adviser to David Cameron until three years ago.
He has been accused of three counts of sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl, and one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
The American-born businessman currently lives in Cambridge, and will appear at City of London Magistrates' Court on October 5.
The 56-year-old - who is married with three children - has strongly denied the claims.
He said in a statement: "I absolutely deny the allegations made about me. It would be inappropriate to comment further given that the police are at a very early stage of their investigation."
Richard has worked with Prime Minister David Cameron for many years, and was hired to advise on...
- 9/7/2015
- Digital Spy
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