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| Eddy Shah cleared of raping schoolgirl | Eddy Shah cleared of raping schoolgirl |
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| The former newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah has been found not guilty of raping an underage schoolgirl at upmarket London hotels. | The former newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah has been found not guilty of raping an underage schoolgirl at upmarket London hotels. |
| The 69-year-old, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, denied raping the girl on several occasions during the early 1990s when she was between 12 and 15. | The 69-year-old, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, denied raping the girl on several occasions during the early 1990s when she was between 12 and 15. |
| After 17 hours and 46 minutes of deliberations, a jury at the Old Bailey cleared him of six counts of raping a girl under 16. | After 17 hours and 46 minutes of deliberations, a jury at the Old Bailey cleared him of six counts of raping a girl under 16. |
| Wearing dark trousers and a blue shirt with an open collar, Shah said: "Thank you," to the jury and appeared to fight back tears as the verdicts were read out. | Wearing dark trousers and a blue shirt with an open collar, Shah said: "Thank you," to the jury and appeared to fight back tears as the verdicts were read out. |
| His wife, Jennifer White Shah, was present in court and wept after hearing that her husband had been cleared. | His wife, Jennifer White Shah, was present in court and wept after hearing that her husband had been cleared. |
| The former escort Susan Davies, 53, of Swanley, Kent, was cleared of forcing the complainant, now in her early 30s, to have threesomes with her and Shah. | The former escort Susan Davies, 53, of Swanley, Kent, was cleared of forcing the complainant, now in her early 30s, to have threesomes with her and Shah. |
| Shah maintained that he had met the girl twice in hotels while she was accompanied by Davies but never had sex with her. | Shah maintained that he had met the girl twice in hotels while she was accompanied by Davies but never had sex with her. |
| Davies was found not guilty of aiding and abetting rape, indecent assault and cruelty to a person under 16. | Davies was found not guilty of aiding and abetting rape, indecent assault and cruelty to a person under 16. |
| A third defendant, the businessman Anthony Pallant, 53, of West Malling, Kent, was also cleared of raping the girl during the same period with the assistance of Davies. He was found not guilty of rape and indecent assault. | A third defendant, the businessman Anthony Pallant, 53, of West Malling, Kent, was also cleared of raping the girl during the same period with the assistance of Davies. He was found not guilty of rape and indecent assault. |
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