Men who denied sexual activity with schoolgirls acquitted on all charges
Carlisle Crown Court
A jury has found two men not guilty of engaging in sexual activity with two schoolgirls at a house in Carlisle having also earlier acquitted the pair of rape.
James Nelson, aged 35, and Arran Toal, who is 37, went on trial at the cityâs crown court after they each denied two charges.
Mr Nelson denied the alleged rape of one schoolgirl, while Mr Toal denied the alleged rape of another.
Both men further denied alternative charges which alleged sexual activity with the respective children, who were aged 13 and 14 at the time.
Cleared: Mr Nelson and Mr Toal have been cleared of all the charges they faced TWO Carlisle men who were accused of each raping a schoolgirl have now been cleared of all the charges they faced. At the city s crown court in the last few minutes, the jury announced not guilty verdicts on James Andrew Nelson, 35, and 37-year-old Arran William Toal, who both consistently denied that there was any sexual contact with the girls, aged 13 and 14 at the time. The jury delivered its not guilty verdicts on the rape allegations yesterday afternoon. This morning, after considering the evidence for eight hours and eight minutes, the jury forewoman announced not guilty verdicts on the second alternative charge that each man had faced, of engaging in sexual activity with a child.
Two men have been found not guilty of the alleged rape of two schoolgirls at a house in Carlisle. James Nelson, 35, and Arran Toal, 37, had each denied one charge which alleged the rape of two different girls on January 20 2018. The charges arose out of an alleged.
Jury retires in trial of two men accused of raping two schoolgirls
Carlisle Crown Court
A jury in the trial of two men accused of raping two schoolgirls in the bedroom of a Carlisle house has retired to begin its deliberations.
James Nelson, 35, and 37-year-old Arran Toal, each deny two charges.
Nelson is accused of raping one schoolgirl, while Toal stands accused of raping a different girl. The men also each deny an alternative charge alleging sexual activity with the respective children.
Jurors at Carlisle Crown Court have seen video footage of separate interviews the girls gave to police.
They spoke of being driven by Nelson to Toalâs Harraby home, on the evening of January 20 2018, and are said to have been âquite drunkâ by that stage having been given alcohol.