Katie Price's ex-husband Hayler denies rape charges

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 19:02 · Archive

Kieran Hayler, Katie Price's ex-husband, has denied three counts of rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old in 2016.

Kieran Hayler, 39, is on trial at Lewes Crown Court accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016. He denies all charges.

Giving evidence, Hayler said he believed the allegations had been "fabricated". He told the court that trust in his marriage to Katie Price had broken down by mid-2013, and he admitted affairs with three other women during their relationship. He said he is attracted to older women and that all his significant relationships have been with older women. Hayler also said Price was unfaithful during their relationship.

Hayler told jurors he took photographs of messages on Price's phone in which she discussed claims that he fancied the girl and wrote "I will make you a little star". He said he took these photographs because Price "made out that I fancied" the teenager. Price, giving her own evidence, described the phrase as "a figure of speech".

Hayler said he accessed Price's phone using his fingerprint in the same way she had accessed his, describing the situation as evidence that "the relationship is breaking down".

How it is being reported

• Katie Price 'coached' alleged victim, court toldKieran Hayler says claims were fabricated amid the breakdown of his marriage.BBC Sussex · 15 Oct, 18:37
• ‘I won’t have anybody call me a liar’, Katie Price tells courtKatie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler is accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016.Chichester Observer · 15 Oct, 10:15

In this story: Kieran Hayler · Katie Price · Lewes Crown Court · West Sussex

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