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| Comic actor Chris Langham has been charged with eight counts of indecent assault and one other sexual offence, Kent Police have said. | Comic actor Chris Langham has been charged with eight counts of indecent assault and one other sexual offence, Kent Police have said. |
| Mr Langham, from Cranbrook in Kent, was previously charged in May with 15 separate counts of making indecent images of children. | Mr Langham, from Cranbrook in Kent, was previously charged in May with 15 separate counts of making indecent images of children. |
| Mr Langham received the new charges upon answering bail at a police station in Kent. | Mr Langham received the new charges upon answering bail at a police station in Kent. |
| In a statement, the married actor said he was "determined to clear my name". | In a statement, the married actor said he was "determined to clear my name". |
| In a further statement issued through the BBC, Mr langham said he will withdraw from all BBC projects "until these matters are resolved". | |
| He has been bailed to appear at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | He has been bailed to appear at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court on Thursday. |
| Mr Langham won a Bafta for best comedy performance in May this year. | Mr Langham won a Bafta for best comedy performance in May this year. |
| Denied | Denied |
| The award was for his portrayal of government minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC series The Thick of It. | The award was for his portrayal of government minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC series The Thick of It. |
| Earlier on Wednesday, the corporation confirmed the actor would not be returning in a special Christmas edition of the programme. | Earlier on Wednesday, the corporation confirmed the actor would not be returning in a special Christmas edition of the programme. |
| But a BBC spokeswoman denied he had been axed from the show, and said his absence was due to the show's focus on Tory politicians. | But a BBC spokeswoman denied he had been axed from the show, and said his absence was due to the show's focus on Tory politicians. |
| "It was always our intention to shoot a Christmas special that was about the Opposition, and Chris was never going to be in that," she said. | "It was always our intention to shoot a Christmas special that was about the Opposition, and Chris was never going to be in that," she said. |
| Mr Langham is a familiar face on BBC television shows, including his spoof documentary series People Like Us, which transferred to the small screen from BBC Radio 4. | Mr Langham is a familiar face on BBC television shows, including his spoof documentary series People Like Us, which transferred to the small screen from BBC Radio 4. |
| He has previously been honoured at the British Comedy Awards and the Sony Radio Awards and by the Writers' Guild of America for co-writing The Muppet Show from 1977 to 1980. | He has previously been honoured at the British Comedy Awards and the Sony Radio Awards and by the Writers' Guild of America for co-writing The Muppet Show from 1977 to 1980. |
| Mr Langham has also written for Not The Nine O'Clock News, Murder Most Horrid and Spike Milligan's Q series. | Mr Langham has also written for Not The Nine O'Clock News, Murder Most Horrid and Spike Milligan's Q series. |