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>"For me, half a second turned into a year of hell. I feel I have undergone a form of mental torture sanctioned by the state.
Mark Pearson, a 51-year-old artist, was accused of sexually assaulting a well-known actress in her 60s when their paths crossed at London's Waterloo station.
The jury unanimously dismissed the prosecution claim that the crime could have occurred in just a split second in front of dozens of commuters.
The defense team questioned in court how Mr Pearson could have carried out the alleged assault when he was carrying a newspaper in one hand and holding his bag with the other.
>Mr Pearson told the court: 'I would have had to crouch down, put my hand up the woman's skirt… penetrate her, take my hand out again… all while holding the newspaper and walking along the concourse… It's preposterous… It is against everything I believe in as a human being. I did nothing.'
There were no witnesses and no forensic evidence. The actress failed to pick out Mr Pearson in an identity parade of video images.
Summing up the case, the judge, His Honour Peter Clarke QC, told the jury that to convict Mr Pearson they had to be sure the assault happened as the actress described. There could be 'no middle ground'.
>'For me, half a second turned into a year of hell. I feel I have undergone a form of mental torture sanctioned by the state.'
Over the past year and more, the CPS has been repeatedly stung by criticism of its decision-making in a series of high-profile sex cases.
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