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| Derbyshire fire chief Sean Frayne cleared of 2006 rape | Derbyshire fire chief Sean Frayne cleared of 2006 rape |
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| Derbyshire's chief fire officer has been found not guilty of raping a woman in 2006. | Derbyshire's chief fire officer has been found not guilty of raping a woman in 2006. |
| Sean Frayne denied the attack had taken place in a Derbyshire pub while his wife was in another room. | Sean Frayne denied the attack had taken place in a Derbyshire pub while his wife was in another room. |
| The 48-year-old of Fixby, Huddersfield, said he had consensual sex with the woman, who made a complaint to police in 2013. | The 48-year-old of Fixby, Huddersfield, said he had consensual sex with the woman, who made a complaint to police in 2013. |
| The jury of seven women and five men at Derby Crown Court took less than 15 minutes to reach a verdict. | The jury of seven women and five men at Derby Crown Court took less than 15 minutes to reach a verdict. |
| 'Difficult year' | |
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority said its members were meeting "as a matter of urgency". | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority said its members were meeting "as a matter of urgency". |
| In a statement, it said it "acknowledges that the last year must have been difficult for everyone involved". | In a statement, it said it "acknowledges that the last year must have been difficult for everyone involved". |
| It said interim arrangements will remain in place for the leadership of the fire service until further notice. | It said interim arrangements will remain in place for the leadership of the fire service until further notice. |
| Derbyshire's deputy chief fire officer Andy Waldie and deputy chief executive Joy Smith covered Mr Frayne's responsibilities after he was suspended following his arrest in 2013. | Derbyshire's deputy chief fire officer Andy Waldie and deputy chief executive Joy Smith covered Mr Frayne's responsibilities after he was suspended following his arrest in 2013. |
| 'Wrecked my life' | |
| During the trial, which lasted just over a week, Mr Frayne told the court he had been drinking in the pub with his wife on the night of the alleged attack in 2006. | |
| He followed the woman into another room where they had consensual sex, he said. Afterwards the woman told him "we shouldn't have done that" while his wife was in the building. | |
| In 2013 he received two letters, in which he was called a rapist and was asked for an out-of-court settlement. He thought he was being blackmailed, he said. | |
| The letters were sent by a friend of the woman who she said she had confided in about the attack. The writer told the jury he had not tried to extort money out of Mr Frayne. | |
| He became tearful in court when he described the moment he was arrested in 2013, saying it had "wrecked my life". |