A RUGBY referee has been found not guilty of raping a woman.
Simeon Greenaway-Robbins, 20, of Rectory Close, Caerphilly, was cleared of two counts of rape by a jury following a trial.
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He was alleged to have raped and choked the teenage complainant in Cardiff's Bute Park on November 10, 2020.
Simeon Greenaway-Robbins was found not guilty of two counts of rape by a jury. Picture: Wales News Service
Mr Greenaway-Robbins, a nursing student, was acquitted by jurors at the capital city’s crown court.
After the verdicts were returned, Judge Neil Bidder KC said: “The defendant is discharged and he may leave the dock.”
He then turned to the jury and thanked them for the “care” they had shown in trying the case.
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