Poldark actress Ciara Charteris says she was raped by a friend five years ago
Actress Ciara Charteris, who played Emma Tregirls in Poldark, said she was raped by a friend in 2015 but the man was never charged
Poldark star Ciara Charteris says she was raped by a friend five years ago.
The actress, 25, said the alleged attack took place in 2015 and the man was never charged.
Writing in a blog post, Ciara, who played Emma Tregirls in Poldark, said: “Although I have struggled to say the word rape out loud for a long time, I knew that’s what had happened.
“Despite saying no numerous times, begging him to get off me, trying to physically pull him off, my flight mode was not attuned to protect me from a rapist that had the face of my best friend.
“So I just shut my eyes and passed out in terrified defeat. Only waking later to clean myself up and try and find my bottoms.”
Ciara said she did not report the incident until December last year.
She added: “In March 2020, just as Covid-19 lock-down came with a new set of rules I was already used to, I got the call to say that he would not be charged.
“This was not surprising, and to quote the police: ‘it does not make him innocent.’
“For any Rape Apologists out there – more on how the system is unequivocally built to protect men like him and how blatantly those working in it know it – next time.
“I had achieved what I set out to do and his name will forever be listed with the police.
“Nevertheless, the decision not to charge him still hit hard.”
Ciara concluded: “When it comes to sexual assault and rape, I am not the worst case, I am not the first case, and sadly I will not be the last.
“But I am done letting the weakness of others define me.
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