Littlehampton man’s rape charge is dropped

A LITTLEHAMPTON man accused of raping a five-year-old girl has been cleared of the charge.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Mar 2013, 08:54 BST

James Prior, of Horsham Road West, was yesterday (Wednesday, March 20) cleared of the charge during his trial at Chichester Crown Court.

However, Prior, 22, still faces four other counts of alleged sexual offences against the girl, now aged seven.

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He is charged with sexual assault of a child under 13, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and touching a child under 13 in a sexual way.

He denies all the charges.

The trial is set to resume this morning (Thursday).

For a full report of the proceedings, see next week’s Littlehampton Gazette (Thursday, March 28).