An American influencer has been charged with assault after an alleged incident at a London Underground station, police have said.
US national Melissa Rein Lively is charged with assault by beating while German national Philipp Ostermann, 37, is charged with two racially aggravated public order offences and a further public order offence, after an incident at Bond Street Underground station on the evening of October 11 last year, British Transport Police said on Friday.
Philipp Ostermann, 37, and Melissa Rein Lively, 40, have been charged in connection to an incident at Bond Street Underground station last year.
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A first hearing is scheduled at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (19 May).
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Rein Lively, 40, is the founder of an “anti-woke” PR firm called America First PR, according to her Instagram page.
According to a court list, the charges against the pair relate to two alleged victims.
The first hearing for the case will be at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday May 19, police said.
