Allegations of rape on ‘Married at First Sight UK’ rattle the reality-TV industry

Allegations of rape and sexual abuse on the British version of the reality show “Married at First Sight” have rattled the industry and led to threats of tighter regulation

Allegations of rape and sexual abuse on the British version of the reality show “Married at First Sight” have rattled the industry and led to threats of tighter regulation.

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British broadcaster Channel 4 pulled down every episode of the show, issued an apology and announced an external welfare review this week after two women told the BBC that they were raped by their on-screen husbands, and another woman accused her on-screen husband of sexual misconduct.

The three women, two of whom were not identified in the BBC’s report, all said they had not reported the incidents to the police, though London’s Metropolitan Police force has since urged anyone who may have been a victim of sexual assault to come forward.