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	Hindu Priest Cleared of Sex Charges This is Hertfordshire November 1, 2007 http://www.thisishertfordshire.co.uk/news/roundup/display.var.1803877.0.hindu_priest_cleared_of_sex_charges.php A Hindu priest has been cleared of sexually assaulting two girls and their mothers. Priest Bharat Vyas, 55, of Baytree Road, Streatham, had denied all five counts of sexually assaulting the two women and the girls, aged 12 and 15, at a trial at Croydon Crown Court. The jury acquitted Vyas of assaulting the two mums and the younger girl but could not reach verdicts on the two allegations relating to the older girl. He was acquitted of the final charges today after the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to apply for a retrial. Judge Simon Pratt recorded not guilty verdicts as well as providing Vyas with a letter explaining to immigration authorities why he had overstayed his visa. Defence lawyer, Lisa Matthews, said that because of the conditions of his bail Vyas had gone past the time he was allowed to remain and he would need written confirmation from the court to hand in at the airport on his return to India.
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