Bill Roache charged with indecent assault
VETERAN Coronation Street actor William Roache has been tonight charged with five historic offences of indecent assault involving four girls.
The 81-year-old from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was arrested this morning after attending a police station in Lancashire by appointment.
In a statement, Lancashire Constabulary said: “The offences are alleged to have been committed in the Manchester area between 1965 and 1968 and to involve four girls aged between 12 and 16 years at the time.”
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