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A man who pleaded guilty to rape after the start of his trial this year said he was forced by his lawyer to admit guilt.<\/p>

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Another lawyer represented the man when he petitioned the court to vacate his plea on Friday.<\/p>\n

After swearing on the bible, the defendant took the stand and insisted he did rape the 16-year-old complainant.<\/p>

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He said he did not want to plead guilty but said he felt \u201ctraumatized and depressed\u201d as he lawyer constantly pressured him to throw in the towel.<\/p>

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The defendant also alleged a police officer threatened he would beat him up had the complainant been a relative of the officer.<\/p>\n

The judge who said he rarely allowed defendant to vacate their pleas said he would this time due to certain peculiarities in the case.<\/p>

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He added the defendant appeared exhausted when he admitted guilt at the trial.<\/p>\n

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A retrial is expected to begin around January next year.<\/p>\n

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