Not guilty verdict in rape re-trial in New Plymouth
A man accused of rape was found not guilty in New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. A man accused of raping his friend was found not guilty in a jury re-trial in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. Kamyn Murray John Pratt was tried for the rape in 2019, but the jury of 12 was unable to reach a verdict and was dismissed. The re-trial began on Tuesday and Pratt pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual violation by rape. It was alleged Pratt had raped the complainant while she slept in the early hours of March 22, 2018, at her New Plymouth home.
Source: stuff.co.nz