A man cleared for fourth trial on rape charges

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A man was cleared to face a fourth trial on rape and sexual assault charges after his claim was dismissed in a judgment reported on 9 October 2015.

He denies 14 allegations concerning a woman in the late 1960s and 1970s; three earlier trials ended without a verdict or completion.

The judge rejected his argument that another trial would breach his rights, finding he had not established grounds to prohibit the prosecution.