A man who was charged with three counts of rape of a 18 year old woman in Tailevu has been acquitted by the Suva High Court.
While giving his judgement, Judge, Justice Vinsent Perera says the evidence in this case does not establish the three charges against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
He says considering all the evidence including the evidence given by the accused, he finds the complainant’s evidence regarding the manner the accused and her had sexual intercourse in relation to the three charges to be unreliable.
The alleged incidents happened between 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016 and 19th January last year.
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