Coronation Street star Bill Roache said he was “very sorry” over his controversial comments on the victims of paedophiles which seemed to suggest they were being punished for past sins.

Coronation Street star Bill Roache today said he was “very sorry” over his controversial comments on the victims of paedophiles which seemed to suggest they were being punished for past sins.

Coronation Street's Bill Roache has sparked fury by claiming that sex abuse victims are paying the price for their behaviour in previous lives.