Overview
- Hertfordshire Police, which announced Tuesday the case was closed, said the man arrested on October 13, 2025 on suspicion of rape will face no further action.
- Detectives sought early advice from the Crown Prosecution Service, which guides charging decisions, and found the evidence was not strong enough after bail was extended on January 6 through April 7 for further inquiries.
- The suspect’s identity remains protected by law, and reports at the time said the woman who made the allegation met him through his involvement with Strictly and was not a contestant or professional dancer.
- Coverage said the allegation related to an incident in Hertfordshire in 2024 after a BBC event and was understood to be unconnected to the show’s most recent series.
- A separate Metropolitan Police inquiry into a different Strictly-linked man arrested in August 2025 on suspicion of rape and alleged non-consensual intimate image abuse remains ongoing.