George Stewart

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	3 year
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	2004
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
City of Crime:	Moray
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"George Stewart was wrongly convicted in July 2007 of using lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards several girls 12 to 16 years old between June 2004 and July 2005. Stewart, a pig farmer, was sentenced to three years imprisonment. During his trial the judge instructed the jury to disregard as "of no significance" Stewart's statement to the police that the girls had offered him sexual favours and had suggested they could take photos of themselves in compromising positions if he gave them cigarettes. Stewart also testified that one of the girls threatened to “make up a story that he had abused them” if he didn't give them what they wanted. Stewart appealed. In September 2009 England's Court of Appeals ruled that by instructing the jury to ignore Stewart's statement the judge had prejudicially misdirected the jury, and that gave rise to a miscarriage of justice. Stewart's conviction was quashed."
Conviction Caused By:	Possibly perjurious testimony by several girls about allegedly lewd actions by Stewart that likely never happened.
Innocence Proved By:	"In September 2009 England's Court of Appeals ruled that by instructing the jury to ignore Stewart's statement the judge had prejudicially misdirected the jury, and that gave rise to a miscarriage of justice. Stewart's conviction was quashed."
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Age When Imprisoned:	45
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Moray farmer cleared of child sex abuse thanks all who backed him, Press & Journal (Aberdeen, UK), September 19, 2009"
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George Stewart

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

3 year

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2004

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Moray

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Possibly perjurious testimony by several girls about allegedly lewd actions by Stewart that likely never happened.

Innocence Proved By:

"In September 2009 England's Court of Appeals ruled that by instructing the jury to ignore Stewart's statement the judge had prejudicially misdirected the jury, and that gave rise to a miscarriage of justice. Stewart's conviction was quashed."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

45

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Moray farmer cleared of child sex abuse thanks all who backed him, Press & Journal (Aberdeen, UK), September 19, 2009"

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http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1401184

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