Katie Price’s ex-husband, Kieran Hayler, has reportedly been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl.
Sussex Police confirmed that the alleged offences took place between June and October 2016, while Hayler was married to the former glamour model and TV personality.
The alleged victim is not related to either Katie Price or Hayler.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police said on Sunday night, according to The Sun: ‘We can confirm Kieran Hayler, 38, of Northchapel in 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. Hayler remains released under investigation and is due to appear before Crawley Magistrates’ Court on November 19.
‘The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has received support from specially trained officers as our enquiries continue.’
Hayler, a personal trainer and former stripper, was married to Price from 2013 until their split in 2018. The pair share two children together, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 11.
They divorced in 2021, which he later described as ‘one of the hardest things’ he has ever been through.
The couple’s relationship was frequently in the headlines during their five-year marriage, which was marked by multiple public scandals.
Price discovered Hayler had been unfaithful with her best friend Jane Pountney in 2014 while pregnant with their second child. He later admitted to another affair with one of Price’s friends, Chrissy Thomas.
Despite the infidelities, the couple reconciled twice, renewing their wedding vows in 2015 and again in 2017.
However, the relationship broke down for good the following year after Hayler was accused of another affair, this time with their nanny, Nikki Brown.
Hayler’s legal representative said on Sunday, according to MailOnline: ‘Kieran Hayler strongly denies the allegations made against him in their 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.’
The news comes just weeks after Hayler apologised to his former stepdaughter Princess Andre following the release of her new show.
The personal trainer said he regrets his multiple affairs that ended his marriage to Katie, which had a devastating impact on Princess’s childhood.
Speaking in her new ITV2 series The Princess Diaries, the daughter of Katie and Peter Andre shed light on her mother’s decline following her split from Kieran, who confessed to cheating with several different women.
The 18-year-old also recalled how her mother was ‘heartbroken’ and suffered ‘dark times’, which led to her battles with drug addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, and attempted suicide.
In response, speaking to the Daily Mail, Kieran admitted his ‘regrets’ after cheating on Katie with her former best friend Jane Pountney and their ex-nanny Nikki Brown.
He said: ‘It makes me feel so sad. I am as sorry as I can be to Princess witnessing us go through such a horrible separation. Leaving them was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.
‘I would love to apologise and really know how she felt during that time when mine and Kate’s marriage broke down.
‘It’s difficult isn’t it but I would like to reach out. I would love to support Princess and when I have time I will sit down and watch her show.
‘Whenever any marriage breaks down and one parent has to leave the house, it rocks those children’s worlds, it’s really sad.
‘I went into my marriage wanting a happily ever after, no one goes into a marriage wanting it to break down and end but ultimately as much as it impacted the adults, it disrupted and affected the children.
‘When I left, it wasn’t that was it, end of, point blank, I always made sure I kept in touch.
‘It’s hard, when they’re your stepchildren, naturally that bond disappears over time, you have played a massive part in their life but Princess is 18 now, life moves on and you no longer play a role in their lives anymore.
‘But when I look back, I believe I was the best stepfather that I could have been to them. I was respectful to Pete, I hope that’s how they see me as well.’
Metro has reached out to Sussex Police and representatives for Kieran Hayler for comment.
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