Corrie's Ken Barlow arrested today for rape NEWS
Coronation star William Roach has been arrested for rape. The actor who plays Ken Barlow has been held at his home in Wilmslow in Cheshire this morning. The 81 year old will be taken for questioning to a Police station in Lancashire.
81 year-old Corrie star Willaim Road has been arrested this morning for rape.
The actor who plays Ken Barlow in ITV's iconic show Coronation Street faces allegations of raping an under-age girl between April and July 1967.
A Lancashire Police spokesman said:#quote#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.#/quote#
It is understood that Mr Roach will not appear in the soap while the investigations into the allegation continue. A spokesperson for ITV has said the broadcaster was not in a position to comment today.
This comes just weeks after the actor appeared on a New Zealand news channel saying that the public shouldn't be judgmental of people who have committed child sex crimes and that they should be 'totally forgiving'.
These comments came just a few days after Mr Roach was heard saying that victims of sexual abuse brought it on themselves, this resulted in public outrage and the actor was forced to apologise.
The actor, who was appearing the stage show of Corrie in New Zealand has been raising eyebrows with his controversial comments which includes him saying that offences from over 30 years ago should not be judged too harshly.
He added: 'Things were different back in the 1970's. People were more tactile.'
Source: whatsontv.co.uk
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