Chris Evans: Insufficient evidence to proceed with allegation of sexual assault made against presenter
The Metropolitan Police confirms they have closed the investigation into the former Top Gear presenter
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Your support makes all the difference.Police have said there is insufficient evidence for them to proceed with an allegation of sexual assault made against BBC broadcaster Chris Evans.
The former Top Gear presenter was being investigated by police over allegations of sexual assault but the Metropolitan Police have now closed the investigation.
A spokesman for the Met Police told The Independent: “An allegation of non-recent sexual assault was made to police on 23 May. The allegation was made by a woman against a man. It related to incidents in Tower Hamlets in the 1990s.
“The matter was investigated by officers from the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command. Today, 28 July, a man in his 50s was interviewed under caution by police at an east London police building.
“The decision was made by the police that there was insufficient evidence to proceed.”
Evans recently stepped down from Top Gear after just one series as the main host alongside Matt LeBlanc. The 50-year-old, who presents the popular BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, received a great deal of criticism from fans for his brief stint on Top Gear and ratings fell during the new series.