Top Boy actor tells rape trial that encounter was consensual
Micheal Ward, who denies the charges, tells a jury he thought they were "having a great time".
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"Everything we did was wholly consensual and we were having a great time."
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Micheal Ward, who denies the charges, tells a jury he thought they were "having a great time".
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