High-profile Sydney man found not guilty of two counts of rape as jury hung on three other rape charges

The man had pleaded not guilty to nine charges alleged to have occurred over a six-year period against five women on separate occasions

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A high-profile Sydney man has been found not guilty on two counts of rape, with a jury unable to reach a verdict on three other rape charges.

The man was found not guilty on four out of a total nine charges. After 12 days of deliberation, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the remaining five charges, which included three counts of rape against three separate women. The man could now face a second trial on those charges.