A former special adviser to Sir Michael Fallon who was acquitted of sexual assault has said he was cruelly and publicly shamed during a trial that he claims should never have come to court.
Richard Holden said it was a "travesty" that the case against him had been pursued and it added to concerns about the actions of the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
He had been accused of groping a woman under her skirt at a party in London in 2016.
The jury of eight men and four women returned unanimous verdicts after deliberating for less than an hour.
Mr Holden said the jury were sent to lunch on Friday at 12.37pm to return to start their deliberations at 2pm. By 2.15pm, he was proved innocent. ...