Jamaican ‘Top Boy’ actor charged with rape
LONDON, United Kingdom — Spanish Town-born Top Boy actor Micheal Ward has been charged with rape and sexual assault, according to international media.
A BBC report indicated that the alleged offences relate to one woman and date back to January 2023.
Catherine Baccas, deputy chief crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service 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.”
The cop reminded that no information should be shared online to prejudice the case, the report said.
Ward, 27, rose to fame in the United Kingdom (UK) on Netflix’s hit Top Boy released in 2019. That same year, he appeared in Blue Story, which received critical acclaim, and he was awarded a Bafta for 2020 Rising Star at the UK-based Film Awards.
He was also nominated for best supporting actor at the Bafta TV Awards for Small Axe in 2021.
Ward’s court date is set for August 28 at the Thames Magistrates’ Court in London, six days after the premiere of his latest movie Eddington.
