Katie Price appeared unconcerned when told of rape allegations, court hears
Kieran Hayler, the 39-year-old ex-husband of Katie Price, stands trial at Lewes Crown Court accused of raping a girl on three separate occasions in 2016 when she was aged 13 at Price's former West Sussex home. He has denied the three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault brought against him, instead accusing Price of fabricating the allegations.
During Thursday's hearing, the complainant's mother testified that when she told Price about the allegations, Price appeared unconcerned and angry rather than sympathetic. The victim, now 23, reported the abuse to the NSPCC in 2021 and subsequently to police, claiming Hayler assaulted her on multiple occasions, grooming her by telling her the abuse was "normal" and threatening her into silence.
- Katie Price allegedly didn't really care about abuse allegations, her accuser's mother testified.
- Kieran Hayler denies three rape counts against a 13-year-old girl in 2016.
- Victim reported alleged abuse to NSPCC in 2021, five years after the incidents.
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Kieran Hayler, the ex-husband of media personality Katie Price, faces trial at Lewes Crown Court charged with raping a girl on three separate occasions and sexually assaulting her once, all whilst she was aged 13. The alleged offences occurred in 2016 at Price's former home in West Sussex.
The alleged victim reported the abuse to the NSPCC in 2021, then to police. She has claimed that Hayler assaulted her repeatedly, groomed her by telling her the abuse was normal, and threatened her into silence. She is now 23 years old.
Hayler denies all charges and has instead accused Katie Price of fabricating the allegations. The trial is examining evidence and witness testimony to establish what occurred in 2016.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Katie Price ‘didn’t really care’ when teenage girl claimed her ex-husband Kieran Hayler had raped her, court told”.