A charge of sexual assault against comedian Al Porter was dropped today.
The entertainer was accused of assaulting a young man at a venue in Dublin back in 2016, but prosecutors have now dropped their case against him.
Al, who was charged under his real name Alan Kavanagh, appeared at Dublin District Court today and spoke to media outside.
Speaking to Virgin Media News, he said: “I have always denied any wrongdoing whatsoever.”
????“I have always denied any wrongdoing whatsoever”#BREAKING Comedian Al Porter speaks after a sexual assault charge against him was dropped at the request of the State@DebsNaylor will have more on #VMNews at 5:30 & 8 pic.twitter.com/sGqWpwk7EF
— Virgin Media News (@VirginMediaNews) November 27, 2019
Media outlets were previously barred from naming Al when reporting on the case, but Judge John Hughes lift the reporting ban after the case was struck out.
Al also released a statement on his Twitter account, which you can read below:
Brief statement about today pic.twitter.com/XOfWvpg4Wn
— Al Porter (@TheAlPorter) November 27, 2019
