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14th Sep 2018

JLS star Oritse Williams charged with raping a fan in a hotel room

Wil Jones

The incident happened in December 2016.

Singer Oritse Williams, formerly of boyband JLS, has been charged with raping a fan in a hotel room after a show.

31-year-old Williams was arrested by West Midlands Police on December 2nd, 2016, after performing at the Gorgeous club in Wolverhampton the night before.

At the time of the arrest, Williams denied the accusations in a statement that was released by his management.

Another man, 31-year-old Jamien Nagadhana, of Hounslow, London, has also been charged in relation to the incident.

JLS came to fame on the 2008 series of The X-Factor where they finished runner-up to winner Alexandra Burke.

Following the show, the band went onto have success with hits like Everybody In Love and The Club Is Alive. They also won two BRIT Awards and five MOBO awards.

The band split in 2013, and Williams released his first solo album in 2015.

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