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Three teenage boys cleared of raping girl aged 13

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The boys were cleared by a Crown Court jury

Three teenage boys have been cleared of raping a 13-year-old girl.

The boys - two of whom were charged with joint enterprise - were acquitted by a jury at Manchester Crown Court Minshull Street on Wednesday of the alleged rape in Rochdale, Greater Manchester on 10 February 2024.

The boys are now aged 16,15 and 14 respectively and have a legal right to anonymity as they are under 18.

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