A JURY has cleared a man who was accused of sexually assaulting his friend after a night drinking together.

Ethan Allsford, 29, had been charged with one count of rape after allegedly assaulting a woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in Chipping Norton on March 20, 2021.

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A jury heard that the pair had been drinking together at Allsford’s home before the alleged incident happened in an upstairs bedroom.

However, Allsford denied the offence and stated that what happened between the pair was consensual.

After a week-long trial, a jury found him not guilty of rape on Friday (June 21) and Allsford, of no fixed abode, was free to leave the court.