Soap bosses have cast a convicted GHB supplier as a date rapist in Emmerdale
Actor Kris Mochrie was sentenced to two years in prison for supplying date rape drug GHB in a nightclub, and then perverting the course of justice - leading to accusation against of two innocent young women.
Kris, who rose to fame at 17 as Brookside’s Ali Gordon, was handed his sentence in 2009 and served 18 months.
On the night in question, the disgraced actor was accused of spiking a friend with GHB - a class C drug - causing him to collapse in a nightclub, he later accused two innocent women of spiking the drink.
That same night, there was an unrelated death at the nightclub that launched a major police investigation due to fears a drink spiker was at large. The death was later discovered to be by natural causes.
Kris later admitted he had lied about the women’s involvement in spiking his friend, and pleaded guilty to supplying GHB and perverting the course of justice at Hull Crown Court.
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The sentencing judge said that Kris’ actions were “deliberate and selfish and intended to divert police from your own criminal conduct.”
He went on: “At the same time, a young girl tragically became ill and subsequently died. She had absolutely nothing to do with drugs.
"But there was a police investigation in due course and you effectively pointed the finger of responsibility for drug pedalling at two young girls.
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"They were wholly innocent and for three weeks they were under suspicion in respect of a matter where a young girl’s life had been lost.
“It was entirely deliberate, it was selfish, you intended to divert the police from your own criminal conduct and the consequences were extremely serious for these two women.”
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo after his release, Kris said, “I hold my hands up to that.
“But it was in the heat of the moment. I’ve never been in that kind of situation before and I was totally scared.”
Kris has been cast in the new role of Lee, a predator who rapes Victoria Sugden after the villagers’ ill-fated night on the town.
Closer online have contacted Emmerdale for comment.