A woman who was raped by Kieran Hayler when she was 13 testified at Lewes Crown Court that Hayler told her to keep their encounters a secret and take it "to the grave." The alleged victim, now 23, reported the incidents to police in 2021 after contacting the NSPCC. She claims Hayler raped her on three occasions and sexually assaulted her once at Katie Price's former home in West Sussex in 2016. Hayler, who was married to Price from 2013 to 2021, denies all charges.
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A woman who says she was raped as a teenager by Katie Price's ex-husband Kieran Hayler told police he said she could never tell anyone and must take their secret to the grave, a court heard.
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The woman, now aged 23, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said Hayler raped her on three different occasions when she was 13, leaving her in tears.
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Hayler, who was married to model and TV personality Ms Price between 2013 and 2021, has denied the accusations against him as he stands trial at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex.
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The 39-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against the girl at Ms Price's former home, dubbed Mucky Mansion, in Dial Post, West Sussex, in 2016.
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In 2021, the complainant contacted the NSPCC charity which referred her to the police, prompting the investigation.
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Hayler was first interviewed by police in January 2022 and denied any of the allegations took place and that anything sexual occurred.
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The crown court heard today how the alleged victim said: 'A year or two years after, I remember him ringing me and he said, 'You promise you won't tell anyone - what we had was special, you'll take it to the grave, if you do I'll get in trouble'.
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'I wasn't frightened of him but I thought if I said anything it wouldn't end well for me.
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Kieran Hayler, who denies charges of rape and sexual assault, is seen arriving at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex on the morning of Tuesday 6 October
Hayler was married to model and TV personality Katie Price between 2013 and 2021 - they are pictured together at a London film premiere in November 2015
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I didn't think he's ever hurt me, but if I ever said anything he would say I was lying or making it up and make me look a lot worse, so I never wanted to say anything.'
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Asked why she contacted police, the woman said: 'I don't want to go down the line in 20 years and find he's done it to someone else.
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I would just hate myself.
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I saw something in the news about him being an amazing dad and I got this rage inside of me.
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I started to email the NSPCC.'
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The woman said when she first told her mother what happened between her and Kieran Hayler, she did not tell her the whole truth.
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The woman, now aged 23, recorded an interview five years after she said she was raped by Kieran Hayler.
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In the recorded police interview, she said: 'I think I lied to her.
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I didn't want her to think that I was disgusting or be disappointed in me for what happened.
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I thought it was my fault for ages.
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I don't think I told her it was sex.
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I think I told her that he'd touched me and I told him to get off.
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'I didn't want her to think that I'd led him on.
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I thought it was my fault for what happened for ages.
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I thought I should have done more about it.
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I kind of let him do it, so for ages I thought it was my fault.'
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The woman said her mother noticed a change in her after the alleged rapes, adding: 'I remember having four showers a day after that.
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Not that I felt dirty, but I remember thinking he's a lot older than me and is this something I should be doing.
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I remember crying and thinking, is this supposed to happen?
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'I remember my mum thinking I was always washing myself and I was changing my underwear three times a day.'
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The woman said she has never spoken to Katie Price about what happened with her then-husband though told police there was an exchange of messages on Instagram between them.
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The complainant said: 'She messaged me to say, "I know you are going through a tough time and I support you in everything".
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I said, "Thanks for your support, but I can't really talk about it".
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'She replied after that saying that "I've done my interview" and I said I hadn't done mine yet.
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'I thought she would screenshot it and send it to Kieran, so I deleted it and blocked her,' she told police.
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Jurors heard when the trial opened on Monday that Hayler will say Ms Price made up the allegations as part of a campaign against him.
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Hayler believes the allegations were 'created' and he was being 'set up' after the breakdown of their marriage.
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Jurors were told Ms Price will be called as a witness in the trial.
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His Honour Judge Mark Van Der Zwart described Ms Price as a media personality who the jury had likely heard of.
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Stripper and reality TV star Hayler met Ms Price, 48, in 2012 and proposed on Christmas Day.
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They married at a luxury Caribbean resort the following year.
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