Overview

• The Metropolitan Police allege Paul Gallagher, 59, raped a woman and faces additional counts of sexual assault, intentional strangulation, death threats and assault causing actual bodily harm
• Investigators say the offences involve a single victim and reportedly took place between 2022 and 2024 in London
• Gallagher is the elder brother of Oasis members Noel and Liam Gallagher but was never a member of the band
• He will make his initial appearance before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 27
• The case has drawn intense public interest as Oasis continues its highly publicized reunion tour across the UK