The older brother of Oasis’s Noel and Liam Gallagher has been charged with rape and other sexual offences, Scotland Yard has said.
Paul Gallagher, 59, has been charged with rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, the Metropolitan police said.
Gallagher, of East Finchley, will appear before Westminster magistrates court on 27 August.
Scotland Yard said in a statement that the offences were reported to have taken place between 2022 and 2024 and that the charges follow an investigation that began last year.
“A woman is being supported by specially trained officers,” the force said.
Gallagher’s solicitors said their client had “consistently engaged with the police throughout their investigation” and “always strongly denied the allegations made against him”, adding “he looks forward to clearing his name”.
The charges emerge as Liam and Noel Gallagher continue their Oasis reunion tour – their first live shows together in the UK since 2009.
Announced in 2024, the tour started in Cardiff last month before moving on to Manchester and London, with more shows in London, Edinburgh and Dublin to come, as well as further dates overseas.
Paul Gallagher grew up with his siblings in Burnage, Manchester, but has never been involved with the band.
He released a book in 1997 entitled Brothers: From Childhood to Oasis, in which he described growing up with Liam and Noel Gallagher, renowned for their acrimonious relationship. He has also worked as a DJ and photographer.
