Coronation Street actor Bruno Langley has been charged with two counts of sexual assault following an incident in Manchester on October 1st.
Police were called to reports that a woman in her 30s had been sexually assaulted at a music venue in Manchester. Langley, 34, of Altrincham is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on November 28th.
Langley played Todd Grimshaw, the first openly-gay character in the soap’s 57-year history. Yesterday it was announced he had left following an internal inquiry by ITV.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said the force “received a report that a woman in her 30s had been sexually assaulted at a music venue on Swan Street in the Northern Quarter”.
In a statement on Sunday, Mr Langley confirmed he had left Coronation Street but denied any claims of wrongdoing.
He said: “Sadly, I will no longer be working on Coronation Street. Acting on the show has been the fulfilment of a personal dream. I will make a further statement in due course, and when I am able to do so.”
The actor joined the programme in 2001 and also appeared on two episodes of Doctor Who in 2005.
