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Top Boy actor Micheal Ward charged with rape and sexual assault

The 27-year-old is accused of offences against one woman in January 2023.

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Bafta-nominated actor Micheal Ward has been charged with rape and sexual assault.

The 27-year-old, who has starred in Blue Story and Top Boy, is accused of offences against one woman in January 2023, the Metropolitan Police said.

The force said he is charged with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Ward, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on August 28, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

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