Ireland rugby pair Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding cleared of rape

Ireland's Jackson, Olding cleared of rape
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Ireland rugby internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are found not guilty of raping a woman in June 2016.

Ireland rugby internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been cleared of rape.

The 11-person jury, comprising of eight men and three women, delivered not guilty verdicts at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday.

It took three hours and 45 minutes of deliberation for the jury to unanimously agree a verdict on all counts.

Jackson, 26, and Ulster teammate Olding, 25, both denied raping the same woman on June 28, 2016 in a house in South Belfast.

A charge of sexual assault was also denied by Jackson.

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