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| Ex-Cleethorpes mayor Keith Brookes not guilty of sex act | Ex-Cleethorpes mayor Keith Brookes not guilty of sex act |
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| A former mayor of Cleethorpes has been found not guilty of performing a sex act in front of children after the prosecution offered no evidence. | A former mayor of Cleethorpes has been found not guilty of performing a sex act in front of children after the prosecution offered no evidence. |
| But Conservative councillor Keith Brookes, 67, was given a restraining order banning him from sunbathing naked in his garden for five years. | But Conservative councillor Keith Brookes, 67, was given a restraining order banning him from sunbathing naked in his garden for five years. |
| He denied outraging public decency after being accused of committing a sex act when sunbathing with other people. | |
| The prosecution withdrew its case at Grimsby Crown Court on Monday. | The prosecution withdrew its case at Grimsby Crown Court on Monday. |
| The charge against Mr Brookes, of Bolingbroke Road, Cleethorpes, had stemmed from a sunbathing session in his garden on 13 July. | The charge against Mr Brookes, of Bolingbroke Road, Cleethorpes, had stemmed from a sunbathing session in his garden on 13 July. |
| After the prosecution withdrew its case, a formal not guilty verdict was recorded. | After the prosecution withdrew its case, a formal not guilty verdict was recorded. |
| The judge told the court: "The Crown has put no evidence of any sex act having taken place." | The judge told the court: "The Crown has put no evidence of any sex act having taken place." |
| A spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service said: "We have spoken with the complainants in this case who agree this is the most appropriate outcome." | A spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service said: "We have spoken with the complainants in this case who agree this is the most appropriate outcome." |
| She said the case was stopped on the basis that "it will no longer be in the public interest to prosecute". | She said the case was stopped on the basis that "it will no longer be in the public interest to prosecute". |