Teenager accused of Blue Mountains rape has conviction overturned

Decision overturns a nine-month sentence for the sexual assault alleged to have occurred at a house party

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A teenage boy accused of raping a girl he knew at a party in the Blue Mountains has successfully appealed against his sexual assault convictions.

The decision overturns a nine-month sentence in youth detention for the sexual assault alleged to have occurred at a house party.

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