Top Boy actor charged with two counts of rape

Top Boy histrion Micheal Ward has been charged with 2 counts of rape and is owed to look successful tribunal adjacent month.

Ward, 27, has besides been charged with 2 counts of battle by penetration and 1 number of intersexual assault.

The offences subordinate to 1 pistillate and are reported to person taken spot successful January 2023.

"Our specializer officers proceed to enactment the pistillate who has travel guardant - we cognize investigations of this quality tin person a important interaction connected those who marque reports," said Detective Superintendent Scott Ware, whose squad is starring the Met Police's investigation.

Ward, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, is owed to look astatine Thames Magistrates' Court connected 28 August, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Ward said helium denies the charges of rape and intersexual assault, adding successful a statement: "I recognise that proceedings are present ongoing, and I person afloat religion that they volition pb to my sanction being cleared."

In a statement, Catherine Baccas, lawman main crown authoritative for CPS London South, said: "We punctual each acrophobic that proceedings against the fishy are progressive and helium has a close to a just trial.

"It is captious that determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful anyhow prejudice these proceedings."

Ward starred successful the fashionable Netflix bid Top Boy arsenic Jamie. He besides appeared successful films similar Blue Story, The Old Guard and Empire of Light.

In 2020, the Jamaican-born histrion was awarded the Bafta Rising Star honour successful 2020.

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He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Bafta successful 2021 for his relation arsenic Franklyn successful the BBC bid Small Axe, and 2022 for his show arsenic Stephen successful Empire of Light.

Ward is besides successful the upcoming American movie Eddington alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, which is acceptable to beryllium released successful the UK adjacent month.

He has much than a cardinal followers connected Instagram and participated successful foundation events similar the Soccer Aid lucifer astatine Stamford Bridge past year.

Ward gave a speechmaking astatine the Christmas Eve carol work hosted by the Princess of Wales successful 2023.