Coronation Street star praises police investigation
The Coronation St star has been cleared of allegations
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Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell will not face charges relating to allegations of sexual assault after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) found insufficient evidence to progress with the case. |  |
Tuesday, 10, Jan 2012 11:15
By Neal Wallace
A star of Coronation Street has praised the police investigation into child sex allegations made against him.
Michael Le Vell said the investigation had been "fair and thorough" after lawyers decided there was not enough evidence to charge him.
The actor, who plays Kevin Webster in the long-running soap, was arrested in September after Greater Manchester Police received a complaint about "an [historical] sexual assault".
In a statement, Mr Le Vell said that he had maintained his innocence throughout, and was delighted to have been completely exonerated.
"I would like to thank the public sincerely for their loyal support during what has been a most difficult and upsetting phase in my life," he added.
He concluded that he now intends to continue working and to "put this extremely difficult period behind" him.
Le Vell joined the soap in the 1980s and has been in the same role for some 26 years.