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Teenager cleared of rape charges | Teenager cleared of rape charges |
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A teenager accused of raping a mother and abusing her six-year-old daughter has been acquitted of all charges. | A teenager accused of raping a mother and abusing her six-year-old daughter has been acquitted of all charges. |
Kyle John Thompson, 18, of Ballymacormick Road, Dromore, had denied false imprisonment, rape and indecently assaulting the woman. | Kyle John Thompson, 18, of Ballymacormick Road, Dromore, had denied false imprisonment, rape and indecently assaulting the woman. |
He also denied indecently assaulting and committing an act of gross indecency with her daughter. | He also denied indecently assaulting and committing an act of gross indecency with her daughter. |
The jury watched a recording of the woman's evidence for a second time before reaching a majority verdict. | The jury watched a recording of the woman's evidence for a second time before reaching a majority verdict. |
The jury of eight men and four women deliberated for nearly five and a half hours over two days at Craigavon Crown Court before acquitting the 18-year-old. | |
In a videotaped interview, they had heard the woman claim how she had gone to bed but later awoke to find a man standing over her son with a knife. | |
She claimed that the man then proceeded to rape her and abused her daughter. | |
Giving evidence on his own behalf, Mr Thompson had told the jury how he had been out drinking with friends and had gone to get food when a woman accosted him, shouting "Hey sexy" before inviting him back to her house for sex. | |
He had said the woman's allegations were "complete and utter lies". |
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