Channel 4 is facing pressure to axe Married At First Sight as insiders questioned the show’s duty-of-care protocols following rape claims by contestants.
A BBC Panorama investigation revealed allegations made by two women that they had been raped during filming, while a third said she had been the victim of a non-consensual sex act.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said there must be consequences for “criminality or wrongdoing”, heaping pressure on Channel 4, which has pulled all episodes from its streaming and TV broadcast platforms.
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The Metropolitan Police has urged potential victims of sexual assault to get in touch but said it had not received any criminal reports.One of Channel 4’s most popular shows, Married At First Sight (MAFS), made by independent production company CPL, sees single people matched by experts “marry”, with couples meeting for the first time on their wedding day.
