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| William Roache trial: Girl 'humiliated and ashamed after rapes' | William Roache trial: Girl 'humiliated and ashamed after rapes' |
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| A woman has told a court she was left feeling "humiliated, disgusted and ashamed" after being raped by Coronation Street star William Roache. | A woman has told a court she was left feeling "humiliated, disgusted and ashamed" after being raped by Coronation Street star William Roache. |
| The woman, now 62, told Preston Crown Court two alleged rapes took place at his homes in Haslingden, Lancashire, on separate occasions. | The woman, now 62, told Preston Crown Court two alleged rapes took place at his homes in Haslingden, Lancashire, on separate occasions. |
| She suffered depression for several years afterwards, the jury heard. | She suffered depression for several years afterwards, the jury heard. |
| Mr Roache, 81, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, denies two counts of raping a 15-year-old girl in 1967. | Mr Roache, 81, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, denies two counts of raping a 15-year-old girl in 1967. |
| He also denies five counts of indecent assault involving four girls. | He also denies five counts of indecent assault involving four girls. |
| Those alleged offences involve girls aged 16 or under in Manchester between 1965 and 1971, the court heard. | Those alleged offences involve girls aged 16 or under in Manchester between 1965 and 1971, the court heard. |
| 'Buried for years' | 'Buried for years' |
| During cross-examination, the woman said she could not remember Mr Roache saying anything after the second alleged rape. | During cross-examination, the woman said she could not remember Mr Roache saying anything after the second alleged rape. |
| She said she had been invited into the cottage but was under the impression that an elderly woman was living there. | She said she had been invited into the cottage but was under the impression that an elderly woman was living there. |
| Louise Blackwell QC, defending, asked her if she was worried she was pregnant. | Louise Blackwell QC, defending, asked her if she was worried she was pregnant. |
| The woman replied: "I don't think I knew enough then. I didn't realise the implications. | The woman replied: "I don't think I knew enough then. I didn't realise the implications. |
| "They didn't talk about those things in them days." | "They didn't talk about those things in them days." |
| She added: "I should have known that I should not have trusted him." | She added: "I should have known that I should not have trusted him." |
| Asked what she did in the hours that followed the alleged attack, she said: "I can't remember exact details, you just want to close your mind to them. | Asked what she did in the hours that followed the alleged attack, she said: "I can't remember exact details, you just want to close your mind to them. |
| "I never thought that I would have to repeat them. I have buried these for 47 years." | "I never thought that I would have to repeat them. I have buried these for 47 years." |
| Piers Morgan interview | Piers Morgan interview |
| The woman agreed she changed her mind about her age at the time of the attacks. She initially said she was 14, although now states she was 15. | The woman agreed she changed her mind about her age at the time of the attacks. She initially said she was 14, although now states she was 15. |
| Challenged by Miss Blackwell, who said the reason she got it wrong was that she was not telling the truth, the woman replied: "Sometimes I can't remember what I said yesterday. | |
| "I have not forgotten anything about the main events, believe me." | |
| The woman said she had continued to watch Coronation Street after the alleged rapes as there was "no threat when he is on television". | The woman said she had continued to watch Coronation Street after the alleged rapes as there was "no threat when he is on television". |
| She told the court she watched an ITV Piers Morgan's Life Stories interview with Mr Roache which "made her skin crawl" when he discussed his love life. | She told the court she watched an ITV Piers Morgan's Life Stories interview with Mr Roache which "made her skin crawl" when he discussed his love life. |
| The court heard that the woman did not give her name when she first approached police. | The court heard that the woman did not give her name when she first approached police. |
| Asked why by prosecutor Anne Whyte QC, she said she was "ashamed", adding: "I didn't want my name in the papers. I wasn't even sure it was confidential." | |
| Giving evidence, her son said his mother opened up to him after a discussion about recent high-profile abuse cases. | |
| He said he was "very angry", but his mother "frustrated" him more. During the conversation, his mother told him Mr Roache was "not a monster" and had not physically hurt her. | |
| "It made my blood boil because she was kind of defending him, if that makes sense", he said. | |
| He told the court he was persistent in telling her to go to the police and admitted he was like "a dog with a bone". | |
| "I said there could be other people like this", he said. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |