Overview

• The Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges of one count of rape and two counts of indecent assault after reviewing a file of evidence.
• The alleged offences involve a 14-year-old in west London between September 6 and 12, 1987, and the complainant, now in her 50s, cannot be named.
• Barry George, 65, of County Cork, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 29 October 2025.
• Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said specially trained officers are supporting the woman who has come forward following a Met police investigation.
• Authorities reminded the public to avoid prejudicial reporting, and noted that the Jill Dando murder remains unsolved and is legally separate from these charges after George’s 2008 acquittal.