London, July 12 -- BAFTA-winning British actor Micheal Ward has been acquitted of all rape and sexual assault charges after a jury at London's Inner London Crown Court returned unanimous not guilty verdicts, bringing to a close a case that had remained under investigation for more than three years.

According to Variety, the 28-year-old Top Boy Eddington actor had been accused of raping a woman in the back of a car after the two met outside a New Year's party in London in January 2023. Ward denied the allegations throughout the trial, which included two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault.

On Friday, the jury unanimously cleared the actor of all charges.

According to Variety, a UK-based n...