Ex-Corrie star Bruno Langley avoids jail over sex assaults on two women
EX-CORONATION Street star Bruno Langley has been given a 12-month community order for sexually molesting women in a club while drunk.
Langley pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault at Manchester Magistrates’ Court yesterday after admitting grabbing the crotch of his victims.
He also grabbed the crotch of a third woman and touched the “boobs and bum” of a fourth but was not charged over those assaults, the court heard.
The 34-year-old, from Altrincham, Cheshire, left the ITV soap in the wake of the allegations following the assaults in the early hours of October 1, at the Band On The Wall music venue in Manchester.
Langley, the father of a 10-year-old boy, who had played Todd Grimshaw for more than a decade in the soap, had personal issues with alcohol, which explained his “despicable” behaviour that night, his solicitor told the court.
Langley was sentenced to a 12 month community order, including a 40-day rehabilitation activity, a 12week, 7am to 7pm curfew order, ordered to pay £250 to each of his two victims and must sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for the next five years.
Passing sentence District Judge Mark Hadfield told him: “On that evening your conduct was quite disgraceful and degrading.
“Both of the victims would have been extremely shocked and upset as a result of your conduct. “The fact that you were heavily intoxicated is not mitigation, it is a further aggravating feature.
“The consequences are serious for all concerned, the two victims but also for you.
“You have lost your good name and I know nothing of showbusiness but I imagine in the current climate I suspect it may be very difficult for you to gain employment in that industry in the future.”
Earlier Karen Saffman, prosecuting, said Langley was “clearly intoxicated” when the assaults took place.
She told the court the first victim, who was out with her husband, had gone upstairs to collect their coats from the cloakroom as they prepared to leave. The prosecutor said: “As she walked back towards the stairs Mr Langley grabbed her in the crotch area over her dress.”
Langley sexually assaulted a series of other women in the club by grabbing them in a similar way.
Ms Saffman explained Langley had not been charged with offences against two of the woman but the two other incidents are, “indicative of his behaviour” on the night.
Defence lawyer Simon Hancock said: “It is clear he has made steps to address his personal issues, that is by attending meetings and seeking counselling. The impact on his family and those close to him is absolutely devastating.
“These two offences happened one evening but they are clearly linked to alcohol and alcohol is the issue that results in despicable behaviour.”
After the court case Langley apologised for his “disgraceful behaviour”.
He said: “I have absolutely no memory of what happened because of excessive alcohol consumption and it was for this reason that I behaved completely out of character.”