Top Boy actor charged with two counts of rape

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward has been charged with two counts of rape and is due to appear in court next month.

The offences relate to one woman and are reported to have taken place in January 2023.

In a statement, 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 anyway prejudice these proceedings."

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