Man acquitted of University of Lincoln student rapes
BBCA man accused of raping two fellow students at the University of Lincoln has been cleared.
Hugo Penfold, 21, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was accused of sexually assaulting and raping one student and the rape of another.
At Lincoln Crown Court, Sarah Phelan, for the prosecution, offered no further evidence against him and he was formally acquitted of all charges.
The court heard new information undermined the evidence against him.
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