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Actor pleads not guilty to 7 sex offenses
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William Roache, the world’s longest serving soap actor according to Guinness World Records, pleaded not guilty yesterday to seven sex offenses against five girls, a court spokeswoman said.
Roache, 81, who plays Ken Barlow in “Coronation Street,” pleaded not guilty to two counts of raping a 15-year-old girl in 1967 and five counts of indecent assault involving four girls aged 11 to 16 in Manchester in the 1960s.
The actor’s trial will start at Preston Crown Court in northern England on January 14 and last about four weeks.
Roache is one of a list of aging celebrities to be accused of sex crimes in Britain after revelations that the late BBC television presenter Jimmy Savile was a prolific predatory sex offender sparked a widespread police investigation.
Roache’s arrest was not directly related to the Savile investigations, which have led to 14 arrests and charges against four people including Australian entertainer Rolf Harris.
Roache has played Ken Barlow in the soap since its launch in 1960. He will not be appearing in the program until legal proceedings are concluded.
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