Corrie star Roache charged with two counts of rape

Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has been charged with two counts of rape.

Corrie star Roache charged with two counts of rape
Wed, 01 May, 2013 - 22:40

Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has been charged with two counts of rape.

The charges involve alleged incidents with a 15 -year-old girl in 1967.

The 81-year-old has played Ken Barlow since the soap began - and was arrested by Lancashire police at his house in Cheshire this morning.

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