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Brother of Oasis' Liam and Noel Gallagher in UK court on rape charge
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Posted on August 27, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 27, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Paul Gallagher, brother of Oasis stars, faces serious charges in a London court, including rape and coercive behavior. He pleads not guilty.
LONDON (Reuters) -The brother of British rock band Oasis' Liam and Noel Gallagher appeared in a London court on Wednesday, charged with offences including rape and coercive and controlling behaviour.
British police said last month they had charged Paul Gallagher, 59, with 11 offences, including three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill and one count of assault.
Gallagher appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where his lawyer said he would be pleading not guilty to the charges, which relate to a single complainant.
His law firm Carson Kaye Solicitors said in a statement last month: "Mr Gallagher has consistently engaged with the police throughout their investigation and always strongly denied the allegations made against him.
"He looks forward to clearing his name, but as there are now ongoing legal proceedings our client is unable to comment further."
Paul Gallagher has never had a role in Oasis, the Manchester band which achieved international stardom in the mid-1990s.
The group split in 2009 after several public spats between lead guitarist and main songwriter Noel and frontman Liam, but reunited for a long-awaited reunion tour which began last month.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Sachin Ravikumar)
Paul Gallagher has been charged with 11 offences, including three counts of sexual assault and three counts of intentional strangulation.
Paul Gallagher's lawyer stated that he would be pleading not guilty to the charges, which relate to a single complainant.
His law firm, Carson Kaye Solicitors, mentioned that Mr. Gallagher has consistently engaged with the police and has always strongly denied the allegations made against him.
Paul Gallagher is the brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher, the members of Oasis, but he has never had a role in the band.
Oasis reunited for a long-awaited tour that began last month, after the band split in 2009.
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