Top Boy actor Michael Ward cleared of rape and sexual assault charges
The Top Boy actor Michael Ward has been cleared of raping and sexually assaulting a woman who claimed he had attacked her in the back of a car
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The Top Boy actor Michael Ward has been cleared of raping and sexually assaulting a woman who claimed he had attacked her in the back of a car. The complainant, who cannot be named, told the court she repeatedly indicated she wanted to leave and had felt intimidated by Ward’s fame, delaying her report to police because she initially blamed herself for what had happened. Actress Jasmine Jobson, 31, who has thought of Ward like a “brother” since they both appeared in Top Boy, described him as “lovely, polite and outgoing” and “intelligent, hardworking and popular”.
Furthermore, Giving evidence, the woman said she had been left in pain after the alleged assault and believed there had been blood on her clothing. The court heard evidence from the actor Jasmine Jobson, Ward’s Top Boy co-star, who described him as “my brother” and said she had been “in total shock” when she learned of the allegations. The court heard Ward comes from humble beginnings in London’s east end, and was raised in a female-led family after his father died in a car crash when he was two years old.
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The Top Boy actor Michael Ward has been cleared of raping and sexually assaulting a woman who claimed he had attacked her in the back of a car.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe complainant, who cannot be named, told the court she repeatedly indicated she wanted to leave and had felt intimidated by Ward’s fame, delaying her report to police because she initially blamed herself for what had happened.
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Actress Jasmine Jobson, 31, who has thought of Ward like a “brother” since they both appeared in Top Boy, described him as “lovely, polite and outgoing” and “intelligent, hardworking and popular”.
according to Evening StandardGiving evidence, the woman said she had been left in pain after the alleged assault and believed there had been blood on her clothing.
according to The Guardian - UKThe court heard evidence from the actor Jasmine Jobson, Ward’s Top Boy co-star, who described him as “my brother” and said she had been “in total shock” when she learned of the allegations.
according to The Guardian - UKThe court heard Ward comes from humble beginnings in London’s east end, and was raised in a female-led family after his father died in a car crash when he was two years old.
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