Coronation Street’s David Platt to be raped in horrifying storyline as show tackles difficult subject
A charming newcomer to the cobbles will leave David's life in tatters after drugging and attacking the hairdresser
DAVID Platt is going to be raped in a horrifying new Coronation Street storyline.
The hairdresser - who is played by actor Jack P. Shepherd in the ITV soap - will be left devastated after he is drugged and assaulted in the hard-hitting storyline.
He will be seen enjoying a drunken night out with personal trainer and mechanic Josh before he is drugged and assaulted.
Josh will arrive on the cobbles in January and be a hit with the locals as he tries to get them into shape for a charity boxing match.
Viewers will be spared any explicit scenes and instead the story will show David wake up in Josh's bed and realise the horror of what happened to him.
The story will focus on how David copes with the assault and his guilt and shame over it.
A source told the : "There won’t be any sexually explicit scenes, what has happened to David will be implied by his reaction and behaviour when he wakes up the next day and starts to remember some of what happened.
“With Josh still on the street, David struggles to deal with the shame of what has happened to him. This is a big storyline for Jack and everyone is determined to get it right.”
It is the first time in Coronation Street's 57-year-history that a male rape has been taken on on-screen.
The soap is working closely with Survivors Manchester to ensure the serious subject is tackled sensitively and accurately.
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A recent report revealed that more than 12,000 men are raped each year in the UK, with more than 70,000 sexually abused or assaulted.
It comes after Hollyoaks is re-tackling the aftermath of UK soap's first male rape storyline as Luke Morgan's rapist has returned to the village nearly two decades after the attack.
Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood claimed he had tried to do a male rape storyline on EastEnders but was stopped by the BBC.
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