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| Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell charged with child rape | Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell charged with child rape |
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| Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has been charged with 19 sex offences including the rape of a child, it was announced on Thursday. | Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has been charged with 19 sex offences including the rape of a child, it was announced on Thursday. |
| The actor, who plays garage boss Kevin Webster in the ITV soap, was told in January 2012 that he would not face any charges after police investigated complaints made against him. | The actor, who plays garage boss Kevin Webster in the ITV soap, was told in January 2012 that he would not face any charges after police investigated complaints made against him. |
| On Thursday, Alison Levitt QC, legal adviser to the director of public prosecutions, said following a further review of the evidence, the DPP instructed Greater Manchester police to charge Le Vell under his real name, Michael Robert Turner. | On Thursday, Alison Levitt QC, legal adviser to the director of public prosecutions, said following a further review of the evidence, the DPP instructed Greater Manchester police to charge Le Vell under his real name, Michael Robert Turner. |
| Levitt said: "I have very carefully reviewed the evidence in this case and I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge Michael Robert Turner with a number of sexual offences." | Levitt said: "I have very carefully reviewed the evidence in this case and I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge Michael Robert Turner with a number of sexual offences." |
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