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24/09/2012
Ex-Ballymena Councillor Cleared Of Second Rape Charge
A former Ballymena councillor, currently serving a jail term for raping a woman in 2008, has been cleared of attacking another woman.
35-year-old William Wilkinson was to have faced a second trial on Monday morning for the rape of the other woman in 2003.
However, a prosecution lawyer told a judge at Antrim Crown Court he would be offering no evidence against Wilkinson.
No reason was given for the Director of Public Prosecution's decision.
In May last year, Wilkinson of Tully Road, Portglenone, was jailed for seven years for the rape and attempted rape of a woman, described as an acquaintance, in her home in August 2008.
The following month he sought to have his conviction overturned, but the Court of Appeal ruled that the guilty verdicts were "safe".
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35-year-old William Wilkinson was to have faced a second trial on Monday morning for the rape of the other woman in 2003.
However, a prosecution lawyer told a judge at Antrim Crown Court he would be offering no evidence against Wilkinson.
No reason was given for the Director of Public Prosecution's decision.
In May last year, Wilkinson of Tully Road, Portglenone, was jailed for seven years for the rape and attempted rape of a woman, described as an acquaintance, in her home in August 2008.
The following month he sought to have his conviction overturned, but the Court of Appeal ruled that the guilty verdicts were "safe".
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