A parish priest’s son has been found not guilty of raping a teenager at a park in the grounds of Cardiff Castle.
Amateur rugby referee Simeon Greenaway-Robbins, 20, was charged in relation to an incident in Bute Park on November 10 2020.
Prosecutors alleged that Mr Greenaway-Robbins, 20, pushed the complainant to the ground as she entered the park and ripped the bottom of her bodysuit off before raping and choking her.
The defendant, of Rectory Close, Caerphilly, said the sex between himself and the complainant was consensual.
Amateur rugby referee Simeon Greenaway-Robbins, 20, has been found not guilty of raping a teenager at a park in the grounds of Cardiff Castle on November 10, 2020
The defendant, of Rectory Close, Caerphilly, said the sex between himself and the complainant was consensual
He vehemently denied two counts of rape and told a friend he ‘would not be accused of something he didn’t do’.
David Elias KC, defending, previously told the court that CCTV showed the woman kiss Greenaway-Robbins following the alleged attack.
He said: ‘She puts an arm around his waist, leans up and kisses him. He told you that as far as he was concerned she was happy and fine. Is the CCTV consistent with that? We say absolutely.’
Mr Elias said the alleged victim had been ‘perfectly happy when Simeon left her’ but made the claim after she ‘found herself in a bit of bother when a fuss was made when she was injured, had twigs in her hair and was crying.’
Today following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court, Mr Greenaway-Robbins was found not guilty of two counts of rape.
The paediatric nursing student was told by Judge Neil Bidder KC that he was discharged and may leave the dock.
The judge thanked jurors for the care they had shown in reaching their verdicts.
