Dan Wootton Cleared by Metropolitan and Scottish Police
After investigations into criminal allegations, Wootton vows to champion rights to presumption of innocence.
- Dan Wootton, a presenter for GB News, has been cleared by both the Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland after investigations into criminal allegations against him.
- The investigations were related to allegations of sexual offences and the use of fake online identities for explicit material.
- Wootton has stated that the process has been a punishment, with social media acting as the executioner, and vows to champion the rights to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
- Despite being cleared, Wootton remains suspended from GB News due to a separate matter involving comments made on his show by Laurence Fox about a female journalist.
- Wootton's career includes roles as a showbiz correspondent for ITV's Lorraine, executive editor at The Sun, and columnist for the Daily Mail, with his contract terminated alongside his suspension from GB News.