The offences relate to one woman and are reported to have taken place in January 2023.

Ward is known for playing Jamie in the third and fourth series of the crime drama TV series Top Boy.

He has also appeared in films such as Empire of Light, Blue Story, The Old Guard, The Beautiful Game and Eddington.

For his work, he has been nominated for a BAFTA twice, in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category for Empire of Light, and for Lovers Rock, which is one of the films in the Small Axe collection from Steve McQueen.

He also won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2020, which acknowledges new talents in the acting industry.

In a statement, Catherine Baccas, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London South, said: "Having carefully reviewed a file of evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service

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