Katie Value’s ex-husband, Kieran Hayler, has pleaded not responsible to allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old woman.
Hayler, 38, appeared at Lewes Crown Court docket at present after being charged with three counts of rape and considered one of sexually assaulting the kid.
The offences – all of which Hayler has denied – are alleged to have occurred in West Sussex between June 1 and October 13, 2016.
Hayler appeared on the listening to wearing a black swimsuit, gray tie, and a heavy blue overcoat.
He stays on conditional bail till his subsequent courtroom look on April 23, and the trial, which is scheduled to final 9 days, is about to start on October 6, 2026.
Final month, police introduced they’d charged Hayler – who’s greatest identified for being married to the previous glamour mannequin and TV character Katie Value, 47 – with the alleged offences.
On the time, a Sussex Police spokesperson confirmed Hayler had been charged with the alleged offences, that are mentioned to have taken place whereas he was nonetheless married to Value.
‘The offences are alleged to have occurred at an handle in West Sussex between June 1 and October 13, 2016. Hayler stays launched underneath investigation and is because of seem earlier than Crawley Magistrates’ Court docket on November 19,’ they mentioned, as reported by The Solar.
‘The woman, who can’t be named for authorized causes, has obtained assist from specifically educated officers as our enquiries proceed.’
The alleged sufferer will not be a member of Hayler’s or Value’s prolonged households.
After the fees have been introduced, Hayler’s legal professionals informed the Each day Mail that he ‘strongly denies the allegations made in opposition to him of their entirety’.
‘Mr Hayler is absolutely engaged and has been co-operating with the police all through the investigation and can proceed to take action. He seems ahead to his title being cleared, believing within the judicial system to take action.’
It’s anticipated Value will seem in courtroom to provide proof, with a Crown Prosecution Service supply telling The Solar: ‘Katie could be known as to courtroom to provide proof. She was married to Kieran when these offences are mentioned to have occurred; it wouldn’t be shocking for her to be known as up.
‘Household and associates are being made conscious they could be requested to talk out and rise up in a courtroom of regulation if obligatory. It’s all a part of the judicial course of — an crucial that the reality is heard.’
Though she has not launched a press release on her ex-husband’s costs, Value appeared to allude to them throughout a current present.
Showing on the Clapham Grand in London for An Night With Katie Value & Kerry Katona, she touched on how her early traumatic encounters with males had impacted her grownup relationships.
‘What I’ve gone by, and – how do I phrase it – present information, I had an actual cause to be cautious of issues as a result of it’s nearer to dwelling than you realise. I can’t say anymore on it, however I’m certain what I’m attending to,’ she mentioned.
Hayler, a private coach and former stripper, was married to Value from 2013 till they cut up in 2018. The pair share two kids collectively.
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