Katie Price ‘told girl, 13, raped by Kieran Hayler she would make her a “little star” while quizzing her over abuse’
KATIE Price told her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s alleged child rape victim she would “make her a little star”, a court heard today.
The former glamour model, 48, made the comment in a message while quizzing the girl about whether she had kissed Hayler, jurors were told.
The message exchange happened in May 2017 – eight months after the last alleged attack by Hayler, it was said.
The former stripper is accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against the girl between June and October 2016 – when she was 13 and Hayler and Katie were married.
In the May 2017 exchange, mother-of-five Katie asked the girl if she and Hayler, 39, had kissed.
Katie wrote: “I WON’T say anything and I PROMISE I’ll protect you!
“I’m only asking as this is a serious allegation to say.”
The girl, who was 14 at the time of the message exchange, replied: “It was just a flirt thing and he knew it was wrong. Nothing happened.”
Katie said: “Was it just a flirt and what did he do to realise it was wrong? Did he try (to) kiss you?
“I won’t bring (it) up anymore (I) just want (the) truth! I will make you a little star.
“Please help and tell me… as long as I know the truth, I won’t say. I PROMISE.”
The girl replied: “I never wanted to have this conversation with you and this was over eight months ago… maybe longer. I’m really sorry.”
Katie then queried if Hayler ever said he “liked or fancied you”, to which the girl responded: “Yes, but I took it as a joke.
“Please don’t get angry at him because of me.”
Asked by defence barrister Arlette Piercy what she took the “little star” message to mean, she said: “I think I just ignored it.”
Ms Piercy asked if she had said it before, to which she replied: “No.”
The girl, now 23, reported her allegations to the NSPCC children’s charity in 2021.
The charity then referred it to police and she was interviewed by cops in December 2021, with Hayler questioned the following month.
The alleged attacks are said to have happened at a West Sussex address.
She claims Hayler described sex as “special” to her before the first alleged rape, and says the third alleged attack happened in a bathroom.
She says that after the third alleged rape, Hayler sent her a text saying: “I love you. Good night”, to which she responded: “I love you too.”
Ms Piercy suggested the messages were never sent but the alleged victim claimed Hayler asked her to delete them.
Giving evidence from behind a screen, she said: “They’ve long gone, some years ago.
“I don’t have them anymore, it was ten years ago.”
She added: “Mr Hayler was asking me to delete my messages.”
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is not a member of Hayler nor Katie’s family.
Hayler, wearing a white shirt and blue suit jacket in court today split from Katie in 2018.
He denies all of the allegations.
The Lewes Crown Court trial continues.