A man has been cleared of trying to sexually assault a nurse he grabbed off a Melbourne street and dragged into an alleyway. CCTV showed Williams grabbing the woman in a headlock and pulling her into Healeys Lane as she screamed and struggled. Williams was found not guilty in Victoria's County Court on Tuesday of assault with the intent to commit a sexual offence. But she found there wasn't enough evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt Williams intended to sexually assault the woman. Prosecutor Stephanie Clancy previously told the court it "strained credulity" to suggest the man was trying to do anything other than commit a sexual assault.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 20, 2020 20:37 UTC