David Stansbury, 43, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her home in Plymouth, Devon, was acquitted by a unanimous jury.
He was found not guilty of the charges on Wednesday after a jury deliberated for six hours and 48 minutes.David Stansbury arriving at Bristol Crown Court, where he had been charged with three counts of rape The judge thanked the jury for their time calling it a “demanding and tense trial for everybody concerned”.
The alleged victim said he returned to her home in the days following her original 999 call, when she was drunk and had drugs in her home. She told the officers she did not go to the police earlier because she was afraid that as a drug and alcohol user, her family would be taken away.
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