Emmerdale Charity Dingle star puts Dr Todd scenes on par with harrowing Bails past

Viewers are still waiting for the Todd aftermath to air06:30, 28 Jul 2026Emmerdale Charity Dingle star Emma Atkins has said that the Dr Todd storyline is on a par with the harrowing plot of DI Mark Bails.‌DI Mark Bails was a corrupt police detective in Emmerdale who sexually abused and raped Charity Dingle when she was just 14-years-old.‌He had picked Charity up after she was caught earning money through sex work, but the abuse lasted for months before she managed to escape after falling pregnant with Ryan.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterIn 2018, she reported Bails for rape and abuse which led to him standing trial after evidence of his DNA from Ryan was enough to incriminate him. He was then sentenced to 30 years in prison.With Charity