New post Irish rugby internationals cleared of rape and sexual assault charges 14:32, UK, Wednesday 28 March 2018 Image: Paddy Jackson speaking outside Belfast Crown Court after being found not guilty Ireland rugby internationals Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson have been cleared of rape following a trial in Belfast. Jackson was also found not guilty of sexual assault. Speaking outside court afterwards, he thanked the judge and the jury for "giving me a fair trial". After also thanking his lawyers, and his family for their support, he said he had nothing else to add "out of respect for my employers". But his solicitor, Joe McVeigh, claimed the "prosecution made much of the perceived privileged position provided by virtue of Paddy being an international rugby player". "We say that it was this very status as a famous sportsman that drove the decision to prosecute in the first place," he a...
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