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Channel 4 has cancelled Married at First Sight UK following allegations of rape and sexual misconduct by participants. The broadcaster removed all episodes from streaming and linear services after two women alleged they were raped during the filming of the show and a third alleged a non-consensual sex act. Channel 4 commissioned two reviews, one examining the welfare protocols in place at the time of the allegations and the other looking at current protocols. The reviews found that the welfare protocols were compliant with Ofcom's broadcasting code and that there were no findings that the code had been breached. However, Channel 4's chief executive, Priya Dogra, said implementing all the review's recommendations would fundamentally alter the show's format and that she believed it had 'run its course' after 10 years.
Refuge and Women's Aid, two leading charities which support women and children experiencing domestic violence, have called on broadcasters to do more following the decision by Channel 4 to scrap the reality show.
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