Multiple women allege that David Walliams, the comedian and former Britain's Got Talent judge, abused his power and position as a celebrity to prey on them for sexual purposes when they were young women, according to an investigation by ITV News and The Guardian.

The Guardian's audio report, presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Maeve McClenaghan and produced by Eleanor Biggs, says Walliams is alleged to have "groomed fans he met when they were as young as 15." McClenaghan reports on the allegations for the podcast, which describes Walliams as a former judge on the television competition.

The Guardian also reported that Walliams denies the allegations, and that the investigation was conducted by the Guardian and ITV News.

BBC News reported that the author and comedian who is the subject of its video recently lost a court battle trying to block publication of the allegations. The video is titled "What we know about the allegations against Walliams," according to BBC News.

The BBC News summary does not say which court heard the case or what the ruling said. The Guardian summary does not name the women involved or describe the individual allegations in detail. Both summaries leave the specifics of the claims to the full reporting, which is not contained in the summaries available.

Sources: The Guardian: The allegations against David Walliams - podcast; BBC News: Watch: What we know about the allegations against Walliams.