A FORMER Olympic showjumping coach has been found not guilty of the rape and sexual abuse of a teenage girl.
John Sillett, who trained riders for the 2016 Rio Olympics, was acquitted by a jury of five counts of rape, five of assault by penetration and two of sexual assault following a trial at Winchester Crown Court.
The 55-year-old, from Wokingham, Berkshire, was accused of the assaults against the same girl during a seven-year period.
But he denied that the assaults took place and told the trial he had “no sexual interaction” with the complainant.
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