Roache pleads not guilty to historic child sex offences

Coronation Street star William Roache has pleaded not guilty to committing historic sexual offences against five girls.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 - 01:00

Kim Pilling

The 81-year-old actor formally denied the charges in a hearing at Preston Crown Court.

The veteran soap star was arrested at his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in May and charged with two counts of raping a 15-year-old girl in East Lancashire in 1967.

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Courts Place: Wilmslow, Cheshire Place: East Lancashire Place: Manchester Place: Preston Person: Roache Person: William Roache Person: Ken Barlow Organisation: Crown Court Organisation: ITV

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