Joseph Eubank cleared of raping teenage girl on Brighton beach
Joseph Eubank, 27, was acquitted of two counts of rape of a 16-year-old girl at Lewes Crown Court on Friday.
Friday 27 September 2024 16:41, UK
Joseph Eubank has been cleared of raping a teenage girl on Brighton beach.
The 27-year-old was acquitted of two counts of rape of a 16-year-old girl.
Mr Eubank, of Hove, was cleared by a jury after several hours of deliberating at Lewes Crown Court on Friday.
The court heard Mr Eubank, the son of boxing legend Chris Eubank senior, approached the teenager standing near the seafront because he was attracted to her and started a conversation on 16 July 2022.
Mr Eubank and the girl went to a dark, secluded part of the beach. He told jurors during the trial what took place was "all very fluent and very consensual".
The prosecution had said the girl had been drinking vodka with friends celebrating a birthday.
They said she "couldn't see straight" and had never been drunk like that before.
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Tap hereMr Eubank said the girl "looked completely sober" while chatting near the beach.
The world champion boxer's youngest son added that he had not drunk alcohol that night.
Following the acquittal, Judge Christine Laing KC told Mr Eubank: "You need to reflect on what you did that night.
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"It was not decent behaviour in any way, shape, or form."