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Telegraph
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Top Boy actor charged with raping woman
A Bafta-winning actor who starred in Netflix drama Top Boy is facing multiple sex assault and rape charges. Micheal Ward, 27, played Jamie in the award-winning series, which depicted tensions between fictional London gangs. On Friday, the Metropolitan Police said Ward, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, was facing two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. All five offences are reported to have taken place in January 2023 and relate to the same woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. 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 a significant impact on those who make reports.' Ward, who was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, moved to Hackney, east London, at the age of four. As well as receiving critical acclaim for his role in Top Boy in 2019, Ward also won a Bafta Rising Star award for his performance in the 2019 film Blue Story. He is due to star in the American film Eddington alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, which is due to be released in the UK next month. Ward is set to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Thursday, August 28. 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. '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 any way prejudice these proceedings.'
CTV News
24-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
First MRI arrives at Collingwood hospital
All players now in court in world junior sex assault trial. Follow the latest here.
Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Angry residents with 'Save Our Kids' banners mass outside Essex asylum hotel after Ethiopian migrant appears in court accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old schoolgirl
Hundreds of furious Essex residents gathered outside an asylum hotel in Epping tonight to voice their anger following the arrest of a migrant on sex assault charges in school girls. Well-dressed mothers and retired businessmen and women joined dozens of bald tattooed middle aged men to call for the closure of the Bell Hotel as refugee accommodation. One bearded man wearing shorts draped a union flag over his shoulders as he took selfie pictures outside the embattled hostel. Essex Police were out in force in the picturesque commuter town - blocking the entrance to the hotel car park with a riot van. A temporary wire fence has been erected in recent days following an earlier violent and bad tempered demonstration earlier in the week. One of the demonstrators told how the 'whole of Epping' was united in opposition to housing asylum seekers in their town. The 74-year-old retired company director who declined to give his name said: 'We are all absolutely sick of it. They should all be sent back to where they've come from. If they came in a small boat from France then they should be sent back to France. 'It's absolutely outrageous that we have to pay for them - their good, their accommodation, their phones, everything. 'How is it that our children can't walk home from school without being attacked?' A mother of three added: 'This is not about being racist, it's about protecting our children. There are a load of schools near here and there are all these single men here in the hotel and no one knows who they are. 'They've not been screened, or checked or anything.' One man held a flag of St George with the slogan written in black; 'Save Our Kids'. Ethiopian asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu today appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old schoolgirl and inciting her to engage in sex.
CTV News
11-07-2025
- CTV News
Sex assault trial wrapping up
Windsor Watch Final submissions were presented in the sex assault trial of Windsor police Staff Sgt Ken Price.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Lawmaker seeks magistrate's resignation after releasing Berlin man who murdered estranged wife
A Republican state legislator is calling upon a court magistrate to resign after granting $5,000 bail for Michael Gleason Jr. on felony kidnapping and sex assault charges two months before he murdered his estranged wife and shot himself to death Sunday. Berlin rep seeks resignation from court magistrate over bail for man who murdered his wife State Rep. Lori Korzen, R-Berlin and center, called for the resignation of Court Magistrate Stephanie Johnson over the bail granted to Michael Gleason Jr. two months before he murdered his estranged wife, Marisol Fuentes, and shot himself to death. Pictured here with Koren are former Rep. Brian Valerino, left, who is now warden of the state medium security prison in Berlin and Peter Morency, the former Berlin police chief who serves with Korzen in the New Hampshire House. First term state Rep. Lori Korzen, R-Berlin, released the letter she sent to Court Magistrate Stephanie Johnson as the fallout continues over the tragic death of restaurant worker Marisol Fuentes. 'The decision to set Mr. Gleason's bail at just $5,000 despite clear warning signs and the severity of the charges he faced, has had devastating consequences for Marisol, her family and our entire community,' Rep. Korzen wrote. 'The bail system exists to balance the rights of the accused with the imperative of public safety. In this instance, I believe that balance was not achieved, and the result was a preventable tragedy.' Fuentes took out the criminal complaint against Gleason, also accusing him of trying to steal thousands of dollars she had saved to start her own business. Both were found on Sunday morning following a murder-suicide inside the La Casita Mexican Restaurant where Fuentes worked. Upon granting bail, Johnson had ordered Gleason to have no contact with Fuentes and to possess no firearms. She issued the ruling under an existing, more permissive bail law that gets much tougher when a bail reform bill (HB 592) Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed kicks in on Sept. 21. Local rep seeks court magistrate's resignation over bail decision State Rep. Lori Korzen, R-Berlin, is calling upon Court Magistrate Stephanie Johnson, center, to resign for releasing on $5,000 bail Michael Gleason Jr. two months before he shot his estranged wife to death and killed himself. In this picture from left to right, Jaye Duncan, Johnson and Frank Weeks took the oath of office last December for five-year terms as full-time magistrates created under a 2023 bail reform law. Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed last spring an even tougher bail law that as of this September will get rid of the magistrate positions and their role in holding bail hearings. The new bail law will lower the threshold that judges use in deciding to hold an offender without bail pending trial. Jaye Duncan, Frank Weeks and Johnson were sworn in as full-time magistrates last December to five-year terms. The bail reform measure also eliminates magistrates and the budget to pay them, requiring in the future that only judges take part in holding court hearings required prior to any decision on bail following an arrest on one of a series of violent crimes. Some legislative budget writers believe court administrators may have to find other work for magistrates to do other than bail hearings given they have five-year assignments. 'I recognize the immense pressures and complexities that come with your role,' Korzen concluded. 'However, the gravity of this oversight cannot be ignored. Accountability is essential for restoring public confidence in our legal system and for ensuring that such a heartbreaking event is never repeated.' klandrigan@
