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Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sexual offence charges
Actor Noel Clarke pleaded not guilty to six sexual offence charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
The 50-year-old is charged with two counts of sexual assault, three of voyeurism and one of exposure.
The allegations concern five women and offences said to have occurred between 2007 and 2016.
Clarke is known for playing Mickey Smith in the BBC series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010.
The charges follow a police investigation that began in September 2025, and are separate from earlier public allegations against him, which he denied.
The case will next be heard at Southwark Crown Court on 18 November.
Noel Clarke pleaded not guilty to six sexual offence charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Wednesday.
The charges comprise two counts of sexual assault, three of voyeurism and one of exposure.
The alleged offences involve five women and are said to have taken place between 2007 and 2016.
Clarke is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 18 November.
- Who
- Noel Clarke, a British actor, writer, producer and director.
- What
- He pleaded not guilty to six sexual offence charges: two of sexual assault, three of voyeurism and one of exposure.
- When
- He entered the pleas on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.
- Where
- Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
- Why
- The charges relate to alleged offences against five women between 2007 and 2016.
Noel Clarke
The prosecution
Charges
Noel Clarke
Clarke pleaded not guilty to all six charges.
The prosecution
The charges allege sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure involving five women.
Allegations
Noel Clarke
Clarke denied sexual misconduct allegations reported by The Guardian.
The prosecution
The Guardian’s reporting was found by a judge to be substantially true in Clarke’s libel case.
Detectives began an investigation into the allegations.
A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the investigation.
Clarke was charged after the Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges following a review of evidence.
Clarke pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates Court.
Clarke is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court.
- Charges
- 2 sexual assault, 3 voyeurism, 1 exposure
- Alleged period
- 2007–2016
- People involved
- Five women
- Court appearance
- Westminster Magistrates Court, London
- Next hearing
- Southwark Crown Court, 18 November
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What people are saying
substantially true
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