The musician Rex Orange County, aka Alexander O’Connor, has been charged with six counts of sexually assaulting a lady, the Solar has reported.
On 1 June, the 24-year-old allegedly assaulted the girl twice in London’s West Finish after which 4 occasions the following day, together with as soon as in a taxi and on three situations at his dwelling in Notting Hill. The girl is apparently over the age of 16.
O’Connor appeared at Southwark crown courtroom on 10 October. He pleaded not responsible to all six costs and was launched on unconditional bail.
“Alex is shocked by the allegations, which he denies, and appears ahead to clearing his identify in courtroom,” a consultant for the musician mentioned in an announcement launched to press. “He’s unable to make any additional remark due to the continued proceedings.”
A provisional trial date has been set for 3 January 2023.
In July 2022, O’Connor announced that he was cancelling his upcoming tour dates in Australia, New Zealand and Europe owing to “unexpected private circumstances” that meant he was “having to spend a while at dwelling this 12 months” and would “not be capable to proceed with touring as deliberate”.
“That is the very last thing I need to do,” he wrote. “I like touring and I’m so sorry to be letting anybody down. I stay up for getting again to it as quickly as I can.”
O’Connor attended the Brit faculty and in 2015 self-released his debut album, Bcos U Will By no means B Free. It grew to become a grassroots hit, piquing the curiosity of US rapper Tyler, the Creator, who invited O’Connor to work on his 2017 album, Flower Boy.
He has launched 4 albums, the most recent being this 12 months’s Who Cares?, and in addition collaborated with artists together with Randy Newman and Likelihood the Rapper.