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Langham accused of grooming and seducing 14-year-old girl
The Bafta-winning actor Chris Langham groomed and seduced a
14-year-old girl after she expressed an interest in being an actor, a
court heard yesterday.
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Mr Langham, who received huge acclaim for his part in the BBC drama
The Thick of It, took the girl to fashionable London venues including
the Ivy restaurant and Soho House as well as five-star hotels.
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A Wide Eyed Child And Drama Groupie
Richard Barraclough QC, for the prosecution, said Mr Langham first
met the girl when she asked for his autograph at the stage door of the
Palace Theatre while he was starring in Les Miserables. Mr Langham
then befriended the girl and offered to give her acting lessons and
advice on auditions, the jury was told.
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Three Years Of Perverted Sex.
Langham said "She came from a troubled family, and I was like
a father to her.".
Langham took advantage of this vulnerability. He made her feel
special. She began to confide in him. "He did all sorts of things for
her, even paying for her to get help with her eating disorder. "Mr
Langham took that opportunity to kiss her on the lips and that was
under the guise of teaching her the correct way to breathe,".
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The Naughty Student And The Strict Headmaster
Under the guise of acting out a play Mr Langham asked her to
shave her pubic hair for him but she refused because she was
afraid her mother would find out." While in Kensington hotels, he
enjoyed taking showers with her and they would have sex, vaginal,
anal and oral.
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Brings Her To His House
Mr Langham, who is married with two children, also took the girl to
galleries and introduced her to his family, the jury heard.
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His House Is Raided
When police raided Mr Langham's home in November 2005,
after the allegations had come to light, they seized three computers
where experts found internet child pornography, including video clips
depicting sex between men and young girls.
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He Receives 10 Months'
The Jewish actor received a ten month sentence over his
15 offenses.
A Zionist judge released him after a few months.
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