Katie Price's ex-husband Kieran Hayler arrives at court for trial after being accused of raping 13-year-old girl
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Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler has arrived at court for his trial on a charge of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl.
The 39-year-old is accused of raping the teenager at model Katie's former home, dubbed Mucky Mansion, in 2016.
Hayler was married and living with Katie, 48, at the property in Dial Post, West Sussex, when he is said to have attacked the girl, now aged 23.
He was seen today arriving at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex for the trial.
He faces three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to alleged offences in West Sussex in 2016.
He and Price were married from 2013 to 2021.
The alleged victim is not a member of Hayler or Price's extended families.
Stripper and reality TV star Hayler met Katie in 2012 and proposed on Christmas Day.
Kieran Hayler arrives at Lewes Crown Court for his trial, where he faces three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to alleged offences in West Sussex in 2016
Hayler was married to Katie Price from 2013 to 2021
The former couple are pictured here at the UK premiere for the film Fifty Shades Darker in London in February 2017
They married at a luxury Caribbean resort the following year.
In a previous statement, Sussex Police said: 'We can confirm Kieran Hayler, 38, of Northchapel, West Sussex has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl.
'The offences are alleged to have occurred at an address in West Sussex between June 1 and October 13, 2016.
'The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has received support from specially trained officers as our enquiries continue.'
A representative for Hayler has previously said: 'Kieran Hayler strongly denies the allegations made against him in its entirety.
'Mr Hayler is fully engaged and has been co-operating with the police throughout the investigation and will continue to do so.
'He looks forward to his name being cleared believing in the judicial system to do so.'
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