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Are they going to explain his prolonged absence at some point or are they going to continue to pretend he's still cleaning his teeth upstairs?
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Are they going to explain his prolonged absence at some point or are they going to continue to pretend he's still cleaning his teeth upstairs?
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Last edited by parkerman; 06-06-2013 at 18:33.
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Originally Posted by parkerman
He is away for a walk with Eccles
Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe
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He is away for a walk with Eccles
Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe
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has been bailed after being charged with five counts of indecent assault against four girls aged between 11 or 12 and 16.
The actor has his next court hearing at Preston Crown Court on Monday (June 10).
His lawyer Brian Russell made a statement outside of court today in which he maintained his client's innocence.
"Yesterday Mr Roache was interviewed at length in the police station and, as you know, was then charged with five offences of indecent assault," Russell said.
"These allegations arose out of the publicity that was generated when Mr Roache was interviewed on May 1 for the offences of rape.
"So during two lengthy police interviews, Mr Roache has fully cooperated with all the questions that the police have had for him in relation to these matters."
He continued: "Today we expect those cases to be transferred to the crown court, and there will be another appearance of a short nature on Monday.
"We expect that later this year or possibly early next year, a jury will be asked to consider if Mr Roache is guilty or not guilty of those charges.
"Mr Roache looks forward to standing before that jury, where he will vigorously protest his innocence against what he regards as deeply upsetting allegations that have been made against him."
That is some walk for little Eccles
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Former Emmerdale actor facing police probe over claims he raped 13-year-old boy
Police are investigating an ex-Emmerdale actor over claims he *sexually assaulted a teenage boy.
The star faces allegations that he raped the boy at his home. He is said to have lured the alleged victim there by falsely promising he would get to meet famous people.
Police investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal have taken lengthy statements from a man who claims he was attacked when he was 13 years old.
He is said to have told detectives that he was walking to an amateur drama production at the village where he grew up on the day of the alleged rape.
The actor is claimed to have pulled up in his car near the venue, approached the youngster and asked whether he recognised him.
The man said he told the television star he did know who he was.
He claimed the actor then pulled out a £5 note and said he would be throwing a party at his house that evening and it would be attended by famous actors and several agents.
The man said he got into the actor’s car and was taken to a house.
There he claims he was taken upstairs, pinned down by three men and assaulted by the actor.
The alleged victim told police he then blacked out, saying he finally came round when he was thrown out of the house naked.
He said that his clothes were thrown out behind him then the door of the house was slammed shut.
According to his account, he then walked home shocked and scared about what he had allegedly just endured.
He claims he has never previously spoken about the incident, which he said took place in the early 1970s, and that he has struggled with relation*ships ever since.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed that an investigation was under way. He said: “We have received an allegation of child sexual *offences from the 1970s.
“Enquiries are on-*going."
Emmerdale, which is set in a fictional Yorkshire Dales village, is the UK’s second longest running TV soap and is shown every week day on ITV1. It regularly attracts an audience of around 10 million viewers.
A source said: “News of this investigation will send shockwaves through the Emmerdale set.”
Emmerdale is not the first soap to be rocked by sex allegations over the past year.
This week Bill Roache, who has played *Coronation Street’s Ken Barlow for six decades, was charged with sexually assaulting four girls, the youngest aged 11 or 12.
It came a month after the soap veteran, who played Ken Barlow for six decades, was charged with twice raping a school girl in 1967.
Roache, who has strenuously denied the rape allegations, is one of the best-known actors to be held over child sex allegations in the aftermath of the Savile scandal.
Stuart Hall, the former BBC TV presenter, is due to be sentenced later this month after he admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties. One was aged just nine when she was mol*ested by the Radio Five Live football commentator and It’s a Knockout host.
Bill Roache’s fellow Coronation Street cast member Michael Le Vell, who played mechanic Kevin Webster, has been taken off air after being charged with 19 sexual offences against a child, including rape, indecent assault and sexual *activity. He denies any wrong-doing
Police have been inundated with calls in recent months following revelations about Savile’s depraved behaviour
The net has widened to include several *com*edians, actors, TV presenters, pop stars and other enter*tainers.
It is claimed that many people who were *allegedly abused are finding the courage to come forward because the police are taking a new approach and giving potential victims confidence that their complaints will be treated seriously.
A number of high-profile figures from the entertainment industry have been arrested as part of the investigation, which is now being run in three strands.
These are allegations against Savile, *allegations involving Savile and others, and *allegations involv*ing others.
The dozen arrests so far include those of singer and TV star Rolf Harris, convicted paedophile Gary Glitter, radio DJ Dave Lee Travis and comedian Freddie Starr.
Veteran comedian Jimmy Tarbuck was *arrested at his home in south-west London last month in connection with a historic child sex abuse *allegation.
PR guru Max Clifford was last month charged with 11 indecent assaults allegedly committed between 1966 and 1985. The 70-year-old has vowed to clear his name.
A former Radio 1 DJ, Chris Denning, was moved from his home by police last week after the 72-year-old was the latest to be arrested and bailed.
All those people arrested have denied any wrong-doing.
The Sunday Mirror
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Bill Roache has been bailed until September.
The Coronation Street actor appeared at Preston Crown Court today (June 10) to face charges of rape and indecent assault.
Roache must appear before the same court on September 2 and a provisional trial date has been set for January 14.
The actor was charged on May 1 with two counts of rape involving a 15-year-old girl in the 1960s but has "strenuously" denied the allegations.
Earlier this month, he was charged with a further five indecent assaults against four girls aged between 11 or 12 and 16.
At a previous hearing last Friday, Roache maintained his innocence via a statement outside the court given by his lawyer Brian Russell.
"Mr Roache looks forward to standing before that jury, where he will vigorously protest his innocence against what he regards as deeply upsetting allegations that have been made against him."
The 81-year-old will not feature in Coronation Street while the investigation and trial are ongoing.
It is believed that his character Ken Barlow was to be involved in a major storyline before Roache's arrest.
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This thread mentions Andrew too and many others that are now being accused. No need to open more and more and it is Andrew Lancel that was on trial, not Frank Foster
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I didnt need to open another thread as the Frank Foster one was already there. Indeed more than me posted about Andrew Lancel's arrest in that threadCheck post 212
Last edited by alan45; 11-06-2013 at 14:11.
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Couldn't agree more. Fair enough to not show the actor while proceedings continue, but they seem to forget the characters exist. Not even a "Don't tell Dad," if I remember correctly when it came out about Tracey and the silk, never mind explaining where Ken's supposed to have gone. Kevin did get a mention though when Sally said she had to update Kevin about how long Stella and co would be in his house.
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