It looks like ITV have dropped him pending the outcome and it is also a prosecution of the original charges from 2011 that where initially dropped but reopened after a review by the cps
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The actor was initially arrested in connection with the offences in September 2011.
The investigation was dropped three months later when authorities said there would be no further action taken against him as there was not enough evidence against him
However, following a review of the case by lawyers at the Crown Prosecution Service the decision has been taken that it is in the "public interest" to charge the actor.
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http://news.sky.com/story/1052421/it...ld-sex-charges