Actor on trial over alleged rape and sexual assault in London

A court heard Monday that an actor allegedly raped and sexually assaulted a woman in a car shortly after they met at a bar in London in 2023. The 28-year-old actor, known for roles in the film Blue Story and the Netflix series Top Boy, faces two charges of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Snaresbrook Crown Court. He denies all charges.

Alleged events Jurors heard a police interview in which the woman said she felt numb and scared during the alleged assaults and remembered wanting it to be over. She said she met the actor at a party at a nightclub in north-east London and felt flattered when he asked for her Snapchat handle.

The court was told she agreed to go with him to his friend's Mercedes, where they kissed and she consented to intimate touching. The actor later invited her and her friends to an afterparty, and the alleged rape and sexual assaults occurred in a car near that second location.

Statements to police In the interview, the woman said she tried to leave the vehicle and the actor told her to close the door. After his arrest, the actor told police in a statement that he denied the rape allegation and that all sexual activity between them was consensual. The trial continues.