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Judge is not guilty of flashing | Judge is not guilty of flashing |
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One of Britain's most senior judges has been cleared of flashing at a woman on packed commuter trains. | One of Britain's most senior judges has been cleared of flashing at a woman on packed commuter trains. |
Sir Stephen Richards, 56, of Wimbledon, was accused of exposing himself to the same woman on trains in south-west London on 16 and 24 October 2006. | Sir Stephen Richards, 56, of Wimbledon, was accused of exposing himself to the same woman on trains in south-west London on 16 and 24 October 2006. |
But the Court of Appeals judge told Westminster magistrates the allegations were a case of mistaken identity. | But the Court of Appeals judge told Westminster magistrates the allegations were a case of mistaken identity. |
Westminster magistrates said the alleged victim was sincere and truthful but the evidence was insufficient. | |
They said in the absence of any evidence supporting the judge's identification and "for this reason only" they could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt. | |
The woman had captured him on a mobile phone and identified him at a video identity parade, City of Westminster Magistrates' Court heard during the two-day trial. | |
Sir Stephen had pleaded not guilty to two counts of "intentionally exposing his genitals intending that someone would see them and would be caused alarm or distress". | |
The father-of-three told City of Westminster Magistrates' Court he could not "perceive deriving any form of gratification" from such an act. | The father-of-three told City of Westminster Magistrates' Court he could not "perceive deriving any form of gratification" from such an act. |