Top Boy Star Michael Ward on Trial for Alleged Rape After Nightclub Party

Michael Ward, 28, appears at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of raping a woman in a car after meeting her at an all-white party in east London on New Year’s Day. Prosecutors say the Bafta-winning actor first kissed the woman in his friends’ Mercedes, then led her to the back seat where she withdrew consent and felt unsafe. She did not report the incident immediately, later seeking an STI test and describing pain on her journey home. Ward, known for Top Boy, Blue Story and Small Axe, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault. He insists their encounter was consensual and denies all allegations. The trial continues with further witness evidence.

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