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Lowestoft man cleared of sex charges

Published: 9:54 AM June 6, 2009    Updated: 9:37 PM October 10, 2020

A 56-year-old man from Suffolk has been found not guilty of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl.Dereckyn Rouse, Arbor Lane, Lowestoft, was acquitted on Thursday, after a trial at Ipswich Crown Court in which he denied indecency, four offences of indecent assault and three charges of sexual activity with the girl.

A 56-year-old man from Suffolk has been found not guilty of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Dereckyn Rouse, Arbor Lane, Lowestoft, was acquitted on Thursday, after a trial at Ipswich Crown Court in which he denied indecency, four offences of indecent assault and three charges of sexual activity with the girl.

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