From BBC News Coronation Street star William Roache has pleaded not
guilty to rape and indecent assault charges.
Mr Roache, 81, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, denied two counts of raping a
15-year-old girl in East Lancashire in 1967.
He also denied five counts of indecent assault involving four girls in
Manchester in the mid to late 1960s.
The actor, who plays Ken Barlow, will now face a trial at Preston Crown Court
in January.
An ITV spokesman previously confirmed Mr Roache would not be appearing in the
soap until legal proceedings had concluded.
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