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10/04/2014
MP Nigel Evans Cleared Of Assault
Nigel Evans, the former deputy speaker of the House of Commons has been cleared of a string of sex abuse charges.
The decision was unanimously made by a jury following a five-week trial at Preston Crown Court.
Mr Evans was found not guilty of one count of rape, five sexual assaults, one attempted sexual assault and two indecent assaults.
He broke down and cried when the verdicts were announced.
Speaking outside the court, he said he had been through "11 months of hell" and that "nothing will ever be the same again."
(CVS/JP)
The decision was unanimously made by a jury following a five-week trial at Preston Crown Court.
Mr Evans was found not guilty of one count of rape, five sexual assaults, one attempted sexual assault and two indecent assaults.
He broke down and cried when the verdicts were announced.
Speaking outside the court, he said he had been through "11 months of hell" and that "nothing will ever be the same again."
(CVS/JP)
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