Kieran Hayler denies rape and alleges Katie Price coached teenager
Kieran Hayler denied raping a 13-year-old girl in 2016, telling Lewes Crown Court that the allegations had been fabricated. He also accused his then-wife, Katie Price, of coaching the girl, a claim he made while giving evidence in his defence.
Hayler, 39, denies three rape charges and one sexual assault charge, and has also pleaded not guilty to four alternative charges of sexual activity with a child. The court heard that the alleged victim contacted the NSPCC in 2021, which referred the matter to police. Hayler said he found messages between Price and the girl in 2017, including Price’s promise to make her “a little star”; Price described that phrase as a figure of speech.
- Hayler denies the charges and says the allegations were fabricated.
- He accuses Katie Price of coaching the alleged victim.
- The case concerns alleged offences in West Sussex in 2016.
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Kieran Hayler is a former television personality who was married to Katie Price, a model and reality television figure, from 2013 to 2020. The case concerns allegations about a girl who was 13 in 2016; the court heard she later contacted the NSPCC, a charity that supports children, which passed the matter to police.
Hayler faces charges relating to alleged sexual offences against a child and has denied them. The case is being heard at Lewes Crown Court, where jurors will consider the evidence and decide whether the charges are proved.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler tells court he is ‘attracted to older women’ as he denies raping 13-year-old girl”.