Award-winning Top Boy star charged with twice raping woman and sexually assaulting her
Micheal Ward, who also appeared in films Blue Story and The Old Guard, allegedly carried out the offences in January 2023.
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Micheal Ward has been charged with rape
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The Jamaican-born English actor, 22, is accused of two counts of rape and three of sexual assault.
All the alleged offences relate to one woman, the Met Police confirmed.
Ward will appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on August 28.
Detective Superintendent Scott Ware, whose team is leading the Met's investigation, said: 'Our specialist officers continue to support the woman who has come forward - we know investigations of this nature can have significant impact on those who make reports.'
Ward's breakout role came in
2019 when he starred as Jamie in
Netflix
's third series of
Top Boy.
He starred in the Sam Mendes drama Empire of Light for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Catherine Baccas, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London South, said: "Having carefully reviewed a file of evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Micheal Ward, 27, with two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault against a woman in January 2023.
"He will appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Thursday 28 August 2025.
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"We remind all concerned that proceedings against the suspect are active and he has a right to a fair trial.
"It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in anyway prejudice these proceedings."
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