Coronation Street star William Roache in rape arrest

[Momo]

Coronation Street star William Roache has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl in the 1960s.


A man, aged 81, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, is being questioned at a Lancashire Police station, police said.

The offences are alleged to have been committed in Haslingden between April and July 1967, officers said.

Neither Mr Roache, who has played Ken Barlow in the soap since 1960, nor his representatives have commented.


A Coronation Street spokesman said: "Given that a police investigation is under way it would not be appropriate to comment."


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A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "An 81-year-old man from Wilmslow in Cheshire has this morning, Wednesday May 1 2013, been arrested by Lancashire Constabulary on suspicion of rape.


"The man will be interviewed at a police station in Lancashire during the course of the day.


"We take all allegations of sexual abuse extremely seriously and would encourage people with any information about sexual abuse, or anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse, to come forward and report their concerns confident in the knowledge they will be investigated appropriately and with sensitivity."


Two police officers are stationed by the closed wrought iron gates outside the star's home.


In March Mr Roache issued an apology after he appeared to suggest in a New Zealand television interview that sex abuse victims were being punished for behaviour in "previous lives".

He also said if there was anonymity for people making accusations of child sex offences, there should also be anonymity for those accused because of the stigma they faced even if innocent.

Mr Roache has an award from Guinness World Records for being the world's longest-serving soap actor, having played Ken Barlow since Coronation Street's first episode.

This is what happens when you dont hero worship your celebrities poms, I blame you    If you had treated this man like the star that he is and throw all of your women at him, he wouldnt have been forced to do this 

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Eh this whole thing is weird

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Is it true that the average age of a rape victim in SA is 5 yrs old? Also is it true that decent food produce is super expensive?

I don't watch soaps, as I'm neither a housewife, a builder or an immigrant.

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Damm I saw this fleetingly on the TV yesterday at the gym.

At this point most of the male UK TV stars from 1960 -1980 seem to be wronguns childhood heroes exposed as dirty old men.

It's not surprising in the least. These men were kings of their domain at the height of their fame. And 'No' seems like it was not a word in their vocabulary.

[Momo]

Is it true that the average age of a rape victim in SA is 5 yrs old? Also is it true that decent food produce is super expensive?

I don't watch soaps, as I'm neither a housewife, a builder or an immigrant.

I wouldn't actually be surprised by stat one. Witch doctors tell dudes with aids to have sex with pre-pubescent virgins to cure them of aids