AUSTRALIA
Canberra Times
Megan Gorrey and Alexandra Back
Former Daramalan College teacher Peter Cuzner has been acquitted of sexual abusing a male student in the 1980s.
An ACT Supreme Court jury found Mr Cuzner, 61, not guilty of two charges of indecent assault allegedly committed against the teenage boy following a five-day trial and one day of deliberations.
Mr Cuzner, of Kaleen, did not visibly react as the verdicts were handed down on Friday. His wife and children sobbed and embraced one another in the public gallery.
Speaking outside court, Mr Cuzner expressed relief his legal battle was over and said he wanted to get on with his life and rebuild his reputation.
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