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STATE MEDIA: Two teenagers have been acquitted of rape following a trial this week.<\/p>

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A jury of 6 females and 3 males deliberated for some two hours before returning their verdict that the two 19 year old males were not guilty.<\/p>\n

They had been charged when they were both 16 following an incident on the 26th of March, 2019.<\/p>

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They had been accused of raping a 14 year old girl on the farm of one of the country\u2019s secondary schools.<\/p>

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However, the two males had consistently countered that the complainant had consented to sexual intercourse.<\/p>\n

The two young men were represented by attorney Wendel Robinson and the case was tried before Justice Colin Williams.<\/p>

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