Pepper not guilty

IN the year ending March 2022, the Southern Grampians recorded its lowest family incident rate since 2018, according to data released by the Crime Statistics Agency. Photo: SPEC FILE.
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A HAMILTON man who was charged with digitally raping a girl at a college party sleep over in October 2018 has been found not guilty.

Cameron Pepper, 26, was found not guilty on two rape charges and two attempted rape charges in the Warrnambool County Court on Tuesday, following a jury deliberation that lasted days and saw 11 of the 12 members side with him.

The trial began on November 1 and finally concluded after the court heard from numerous witnesses who were at the Stephen Street house on the night of October 26, 2018.

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