Actor Micheal Ward, on the poster for “Eddington”, charged for rapes and sexual assaults

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Actor Micheal Ward, here photographed during the 2025 Cannes Festival.

United Kingdom – known for its role in the series Top Boy. Nevertheless, playing the film currently EddingtonBritish actor Micheal Ward is charged with acts of rape and sexual assault, said Metropolitan Police (MET) in a statement published on Friday July 25 and taken up by several British media, including The Guardian.

The alleged facts – two rapes. For example, three sexual assaults – all concern the same the victim and date back to January 2023. Meanwhile, “Our specialized agents continue to support the woman who manifested herself”commented Commissioner Scott Ware. In addition, whose team actor micheal ward, poster “eddington”, leads the MET investigation. Meanwhile, “We know that this type surveys can have a significant impact on people who file a complaint”he said.

Micheal Ward must now appear on August 28 before a “short” magistrates “-the basic criminal jurisdiction in the United Kingdom-located in the Bow district. east of London. The 27 -year -old actor has «Have[é] totally the accusations brought against [lui] » In a press release published on Friday.

Micheal Ward se dit ” convinced “ that he will be acquitted – Actor micheal ward, poster "eddington",

“I fully cooperated with the police throughout the investigation. I will continue to do so”he continues, assuring that he is ” convinced “ that the “Procedure in progress […] will end up [son] acquittal “. “Given this procedure, I am unable to make other comments”added the press release.

The British actor of Jamaican origin became known for his role actor micheal ward, poster “eddington”, in the series Top Boybroadcast from 2013 to 2022. available on Netflix. He embodies Jamie, a teenager who grows in the London community of drugs. Also noticed in the movies Blue Story. The Old GuardMicheal Ward had won the Bafta Rising Star Award in 2020, which celebrates the actors at the start of their career.

He has since been appointed BAFTA twice for the BBC mini-series Small Axe in 2021. for the film Empire of Light in 2023. Currently. he is the poster forEddingtonthe film presented at the last Cannes Film Festival in which he plays the role of a police officer alongside Joaquin Phoenix.