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| The former Coronation Street actor Bruno Langley has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two women at a Manchester music venue. | The former Coronation Street actor Bruno Langley has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two women at a Manchester music venue. |
| Manchester magistrates court was told on Tuesday that Langley, 34, was drunk when he grabbed one woman by the crotch and touched a second on her “boobs and bum”. The actor was attending former Coronation Street colleague Craig Charles’s monthly funk and soul night at the Band on the Wall music venue. | |
| Langley played Todd Grimshaw, the soap’s first openly gay character, for more than a decade. He was sacked by ITV when the police investigation came to light in October. His last episode will be screened on Christmas Eve. | Langley played Todd Grimshaw, the soap’s first openly gay character, for more than a decade. He was sacked by ITV when the police investigation came to light in October. His last episode will be screened on Christmas Eve. |
| Karen Saffman, prosecuting, told the court that Langley was “clearly intoxicated” when the first victim went upstairs to collect coats from the cloakroom. | Karen Saffman, prosecuting, told the court that Langley was “clearly intoxicated” when the first victim went upstairs to collect coats from the cloakroom. |
| “As she walked back towards the stairs Mr Langley grabbed her in the crotch area over her dress,” said Saffman. Reading from the victim’s police statement, she said: “He grabbed me. Properly grabbed me. It was a rough grab, really right in. Lots of pressure.” | “As she walked back towards the stairs Mr Langley grabbed her in the crotch area over her dress,” said Saffman. Reading from the victim’s police statement, she said: “He grabbed me. Properly grabbed me. It was a rough grab, really right in. Lots of pressure.” |
| “Even though it was through her dress and tights she could feel two or three fingers,” said Saffman. “She was clearly in shock. She was thinking about hitting him. She said: ‘Did you do that on purpose?’ But he did not reply.” | “Even though it was through her dress and tights she could feel two or three fingers,” said Saffman. “She was clearly in shock. She was thinking about hitting him. She said: ‘Did you do that on purpose?’ But he did not reply.” |
| A male with Langley then apologised, the court heard, saying: “Oh my God, I’m really sorry.” When the victim then went to go to the toilets she was approached by another woman who said she had also been groped by Langley. | |
| The court heard that the actor had sexually touched another two women on the same night. Saffman said that while he had not been charged with offences concerning those women, they were “indicative of his behaviour”. | The court heard that the actor had sexually touched another two women on the same night. Saffman said that while he had not been charged with offences concerning those women, they were “indicative of his behaviour”. |
| Langley’s family members attended court to watch him enter his guilty pleas. The actor was told that he could face a possible jail sentence. | Langley’s family members attended court to watch him enter his guilty pleas. The actor was told that he could face a possible jail sentence. |
| The district judge, Mark Hadfield, has asked for a probation report to be prepared before he decides whether he will sentence Langley or whether the case needs to be sent to Manchester crown court, where he could face a longer sentence. | |
| In a statement released after he was charged in October, the actor said acting on Coronation Street had been a fulfilment of a personal dream. “I would like to thank all of my friends who work on the show for their love, friendship and support during this extremely difficult period,” he said. | In a statement released after he was charged in October, the actor said acting on Coronation Street had been a fulfilment of a personal dream. “I would like to thank all of my friends who work on the show for their love, friendship and support during this extremely difficult period,” he said. |