A man who appeared on Married at First Sight U.K. has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Neither the violent perpetrator nor the victim was named, per U.K. law.
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The U.K.’s Metropolitan Police provided a statement to the BBC on Thursday, July 2. “On Thursday, 18 June, Met officers arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of rape. This relates to an ongoing investigation being led by the Met Police. He has since been bailed while enquiries remain ongoing.”
According to the police department, there may be multiple victims. In May, the London-based police force encouraged “anyone who believes they have been a victim of sexual assault” following their participation on the show to come forward.
The Met Police made the public plea after the BBC released a Panorama documentary detailing allegations of rape by two women who participated on the long-running Channel 4 reality series, as well as an allegation of a nonconsensual sex act by another woman. The allegations relate to the men they were paired up with on the show. All of the men denied the claims against them.
One woman said her husband on the program raped her and later threatened her with an acid attack.
Channel 4 pulled all episodes of MAFS U.K. from the air and its streaming service after the BBC report aired in May. Subsequently, they announced an external review of contributor welfare on the show, which is produced by independent production company CPL.
