British actor Micheal Ward is acquitted of rape and sexual-assault charges following a jury trial in London. Multiple outlets report that a London jury finds him not guilty of the allegations brought by a woman relating to an incident described as occurring after the two met outside a New Year’s party. RTE News describes the allegation as involving an alleged rape in the back of a Mercedes, after the parties met at the event. Other coverage similarly states that Ward is cleared of rape and related offences by the court. The reporting is consistent that the outcome is an acquittal and that Ward is therefore not found guilty of the charges presented to the jury. The sources do not provide additional details on the evidence or the jury’s deliberations, but they align on the central point: the trial ends with Ward being found not guilty of the rape and other sexual-assault charges. The acquittal means the charges against him do not result in a conviction.