{"id":2754,"date":"2013-05-03T10:16:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T14:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2013-05-02T16:16:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T20:16:56","slug":"soap-opera-veteran-charged-with-historical-rape-46-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2013\/05\/03\/soap-opera-veteran-charged-with-historical-rape-46-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Soap Opera Veteran Charged With Historical Rape 46 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3330,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bbc.co.uk\\\/news\\\/uk-england-22378146&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250609131958\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.bbc.co.uk\\\/news\\\/uk-england-22378146&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 22:51:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 22:51:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>William Roache, an actor in the 50 year old English soap opera Coronation Street since its first episode over 50 years ago, was first accused of and has now been charged with rape following an allegation dating back to 1967. 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