Woman denies consensual encounter in Top Boy actor rape trial
Summary
Actor Michael Ward faces trial for allegedly raping a woman in a car after meeting her at a nightclub in London in January 2023. Ward denies all charges, saying the sexual acts were consensual, while the woman says she did not consent and was upset after the event.Key Facts
- Michael Ward is accused of raping a woman in a car in east London in January 2023.
- Ward denies two rape charges and three sexual assault charges, claiming all sexual encounters were consensual.
- The woman said she did not understand what was happening and would not have gotten in the car if she had known.
- She said she did not say "no" but shut down during the encounter and asked several times to leave.
- A friend noticed the woman crying and acting differently after the incident and asked if she had been assaulted.
- The woman ordered a sexual health test kit and indicated on it she had been sexually assaulted.
- Ward told police after his arrest that he denied the rape allegation and said the sex was consensual.
- Michael Ward is known for his acting roles in Top Boy, Small Axe, and Empire of Light and won a Bafta Rising Star Award in 2020.
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