Cleared of sex assault.A MUSIC teacher has been cleared of sexually assaulting two sisters during private tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. at their home. Keith Britcliffe, from Leicestershire, was found not guilty by a jury of six men and six women of seven counts of sexual assault against two teenage girls, between 2004 and 2007. The 52-year-old said nothing untoward happened with the girls. He said they had fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: the allegations against him and insisted he had not touched them in a sexual way, or made inappropriate personal remarks. After the verdict on Friday, friends and supporters, who had packed the public gallery, hugged and congratulated him outside Leicester Crown Court. |
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