Soap stalwart Roach arrested over 1967 rape allegation

Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has been arrested for rape.

Soap stalwart Roach arrested over 1967 rape allegation
Wed, 01 May, 2013 - 11:29

Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has been arrested for rape.

The actor, who has played Ken Barlow in the TV soap for decades, was held at his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, this morning.

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