Neil Gaiman, author of “The Sandman” and “Good Omens,” denies allegations of sexual abuse against two women during consensual relationships

Author Neil Gaiman has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two women during consensual relationships.

According to an investigation for the podcast “Tortoise”, hosted by journalist and radio presenter Rachel Johnson, the award-winning British writer is said to have sexually abused one of the women within hours of their first meeting – she was 22 and he was 61 at the time.

She reported the incident to the police, but due to a lack of evidence, he was never questioned or charged with a crime.

He has strongly denied any sexual misconduct and all allegations of consensual sex.

Gaiman, 63, is the author of books such as “The Sandman,” “American Gods” and the children’s book “Coraline.” He also co-wrote “Good Omens” with author Terry Pratchett, which was later adapted into a television series by the BBC and Amazon.

Gaiman, 63 (pictured in New York last month), is the author of books including The Sandman, American Gods and the children’s book Coraline. He co-wrote Good Omens with author Terry Pratchett, which was later made into a television series by the BBC and Amazon.

The women’s allegations were revealed in a Tortoise Media podcast series called “Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman,” which revealed that both women had consensual relationships with the writer.

They both claim that they were subjected to physically painful and degrading sexual encounters during their relationship with Mr. Gaiman.

One of the women said on the podcast that they had sex for three weeks and that he told her, “I am your master. Call me master.”

She said he choked her and one of the encounters was so painful that she lost consciousness. She found it “disgusting and degrading.”

The woman said she met Mr Gaiman in 2022 when he was married to his then-wife Amanda Palmer.

The couple had an open marriage and lived in separate houses on the exclusive island of Waiheke near Auckland.

The woman claimed that the writer sexually harassed her that same evening when she arrived at Mr. Gaiman’s home.

But the podcast included a message she sent him the next day, in which she wrote: “Thank you for a beautiful night. Wow x.”

Both women claim they were subjected to physically painful and degrading sexual encounters during their relationship with Mr. Gaiman (pictured in 2013).

Tortoise reported that she sent Mr. Gaiman numerous text and video messages in which she explicitly stated that her sexual encounters were consensual and that she also loved and was grateful to him.

The woman said on the podcast: “At the end he made me feel like it was consensual, but it wasn’t consensual.” She added: “He kind of lured me into his psychological labyrinth. So it wasn’t easy at all.”

The woman reported Mr Gaiman to the police after he returned to the UK.

Tortoise reported that Mr. Gaiman knew about the police report and offered to speak to officers, but they did not question him and dropped the charges due to lack of evidence.

Tortoise reported that he insisted that their sexual encounters were entirely consensual and that they had not had actual intercourse.

The second woman met Mr. Gaiman in 2003, when she was 18 years old.

They began a relationship when she was in her 20s and he was in his mid-40s. She said on the podcast that while she liked sex, she didn’t want it or enjoy it, and that they had sex once even though she had specifically told him she didn’t want to.

She said: “I never wanted him to do anything to me, even the more violent stuff. But I agreed to it.” Tortoise reported that Mr Gaiman denied any unlawful conduct towards K and that he was “troubled by her allegations”.

Representatives for Mr Gaiman, who lives in the United States, did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Mail.