US: Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen over ‘paedophile detector’

In a sketch for the show Who Is America?, Mr Baron Cohen pretended he was an Israeli anti-terror expert demonstrating how to use a “paedophile detector”.

When he waved the device near Mr Moore it beeped.

The politician has been plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers, which he denies.

His lawyers seek $95 million in damages from the CBS and Showtime networks as well as the comedian.

Mr Moore believed he was appearing on a show awarding him for his support of Israel.

The complaint states: “Defendant Cohen’s character falsely and fraudulently introduced a false and fraudulent ‘device’ supposedly invented by the Israeli Army to detect paedophiles.

“During the segment, Defendant Cohen’s ‘device’ - as part of the false and fraudulent routine - purports to detect Judge Moore as a sex offender, thus defaming him.”