Bafta-Winning Actor Micheal Ward, 28, Has Been Found Not Guilty of Rape
The jury cleared the British actor after a London trial over allegations tied to a January 2023 encounter, and he had denied all charges.
- On Friday, a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court unanimously acquitted Bafta-winning actor Micheal Ward of two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault.
- Ward, 28, was accused of raping a woman in a Mercedes after meeting her at a New Year's party in January 2023, denying all allegations and claiming their encounter was consensual and they were "having a great time."
- Defence counsel Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC argued the accuser told a "series of lies" to police and court, while prosecutors suggested Ward was "bent that night on having sex with her come what may."
- Following the 2025 accusation, Ward was dropped by UK agency Olivia Bell Management, though he remained represented in the U.S. by CAA throughout the proceedings.
- Known for roles in Netflix's "Top Boy" and Steve McQueen's "Small Axe," Ward won the 2020 Bafta Rising Star Award; his recent film "Eddington" debuted at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
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Top Boy's Micheal Ward found not guilty of rape and sexual assault
Micheal Ward, 28, failed to control his emotions as the charges and verdicts were read out in Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, before he burst into tears as he was acquitted of all charges against him.
'Top Boy' Actor Micheal Ward Found Not Guilty of Rape, Sexual Assault
Actor Micheal Ward, known for his roles in the Netflix crime series “Top Boy” and Ari Aster’s feature “Eddington,” was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual assault by a London jury on Friday, per the BBC. A woman had accused the 28-year-old actor of raping and sexually assaulting her in January 2023 after the two had met in a London nightclub, alleging that Ward had attacked her in the back of a car. Ward was arrested later that month and gav…
The British actor was charged by a woman with rape and sexual assault during a January 2023 evening. A London criminal court finally found him not guilty of all the charges against him. Micheal Ward had assured that these were consensual relationships, while the complainant had claimed that she had "not really had the impression of having a choice." - Accused of rape and sexual assault, the British actor in the series "Top Boy" Micheal Ward acqu…
The British actor of the "Top Boy" series Micheal Ward was acquitted on Friday by the British court of charges of rape and sexual assault by a woman against him. ...
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