And in today's Sun a "high placed Corrie source" tells the paper that no charges have been brought against Michael.
From The Sun: Last night one source said: "It's no exaggeration to say he is going through absolute hell. This is the worst thing that's ever happened to him."
A highly-placed Corrie source said: "We spoke to him on Wednesday night and he was in a state of shock. We have been informed that no charges have been brought. If that situation changes we will take whatever action we feel is appropriate.
"The fact that he is on holiday this week is coincidence. He will return to the show next week."
Yesterday, a spokeswoman for ITV said: "We are aware an allegation has been made. Given that there is a police investigation under way, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time." And with that in mind, we're not allowing comments here on the blog about this story either until the truth emerges.