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JLS star Oritse Williams not guilty of rape JLS star Oritse Williams not guilty of rape
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Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been found not guilty of raping a woman in his hotel room.Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been found not guilty of raping a woman in his hotel room.
The singer, 32, denied the attack after a concert in Wolverhampton in December 2016.The singer, 32, denied the attack after a concert in Wolverhampton in December 2016.
The ex-boyband member's tour manager Jamien Nagadhana, 32, was also found not guilty of sexual assault and assault by penetration.The ex-boyband member's tour manager Jamien Nagadhana, 32, was also found not guilty of sexual assault and assault by penetration.
Prosecutors alleged Mr Williams, of Croydon, south London, "jumped on the woman" as she looked for her phone.Prosecutors alleged Mr Williams, of Croydon, south London, "jumped on the woman" as she looked for her phone.
During a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Mr Williams said he met the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and two friends, at a meet-and-greet event. During a nine-day trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Mr Williams said he met the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and two friends at a meet-and-greet event.
He told jurors he got along "very, very well" with the woman after she and her friends had initiated "quite raunchy" behaviour, and they then engaged in consensual sex in his hotel room.He told jurors he got along "very, very well" with the woman after she and her friends had initiated "quite raunchy" behaviour, and they then engaged in consensual sex in his hotel room.
Mr Nagadhana, from Hounslow in west London, said he had tried to start a threesome, but the sex was "cringey" and "awkward". Mr Williams said this ended in embarrassment when he was "unable to perform" sexually.
Mr Nagadhana, from Hounslow in west London, said he had tried to start a threesome, because the sex was "cringey" and he thought the woman was "probably not" enjoying it.
He told the court he had touched the woman in an intimate area for five to six seconds, reasonably believing she was consenting, but she did not respond and he went back to his bed.
Prosecutors said the woman had gone to Mr Williams' room to look for her mobile phone.
She told the court she lay "like a dead body" during sex, which she said she "didn't want to happen".
Mr Williams' defence barrister suggested the accusations against the singer were influenced by the "extreme reaction" of the complainant's friend after being told of the encounter.
Jurors deliberated for about two hours before Mr Williams and Mr Nagadhana were unanimously acquitted.
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