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Stuart Hall cleared of rape but convicted of indecent assault Stuart Hall cleared of rape but convicted of indecent assault
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Ex-BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been cleared of raping two girls.Ex-BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been cleared of raping two girls.
Hall, 84, from Wilmslow, Cheshire was found not guilty of 15 charges of rape and four counts of indecent assault by a jury at Preston Crown Court.Hall, 84, from Wilmslow, Cheshire was found not guilty of 15 charges of rape and four counts of indecent assault by a jury at Preston Crown Court.
He was accused of abusing the girls from the age of 12 between 1976 and 1981. Jurors found him guilty of one count of indecent assault.He was accused of abusing the girls from the age of 12 between 1976 and 1981. Jurors found him guilty of one count of indecent assault.
The former It's a Knockout presenter said the sex was consensual apart from one occasion which "never happened".The former It's a Knockout presenter said the sex was consensual apart from one occasion which "never happened".
No reaction
At the beginning of the trial he admitted indecently assaulting one woman when she was aged 13.At the beginning of the trial he admitted indecently assaulting one woman when she was aged 13.
The jury reached a majority decision that he was guilty of a separate indecently assault against the same woman.
Hall showed no reaction as the jury of eight women and four men delivered the verdicts after more than seven hours of deliberation.Hall showed no reaction as the jury of eight women and four men delivered the verdicts after more than seven hours of deliberation.
He mouthed "thank you" to the jurors as he was led away to the cells to continue serving his sentence for earlier offences.He mouthed "thank you" to the jurors as he was led away to the cells to continue serving his sentence for earlier offences.
Hall is serving a 30-month jail term after he pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting 13 other girls, one as young as nine.Hall is serving a 30-month jail term after he pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting 13 other girls, one as young as nine.
The abuse occurred between 1967 and 1985. His 15-month sentence was later extended at the Court of Appeal.The abuse occurred between 1967 and 1985. His 15-month sentence was later extended at the Court of Appeal.
He will be sentenced on 23 May.