A taxi driver has been cleared of molesting a feminine passenger as he drove her dwelling in East Kilbride.
Tony Lennon was accused of making the most of the drunk 18-year-old in his cab.
However a jury returned a not confirmed verdict following a week-long trial at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom.
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Lennon, 56, of Parkhead, Glasgow, stated 'thanks' as Sheriff Colin Dunipace instructed him he'd been acquitted and was free to depart.
He insisted the feminine had consented to sexual exercise in his taxi on Could 22, 2019.
Lennon stated she had "come on to him" after being "rejected" by a person throughout an evening out.
He acknowledged: "I would by no means finished something like this earlier than.
"It was improper and I apologise. It ought to by no means have occurred. It was a silly factor to do."
Lennon stated the lady was "positively mendacity" when she instructed the jury she had not consented.
However prosecutor Neil Thomson stated Lennon was the one who had "lied and lied" after making the most of his drunk passenger as he drove her dwelling.
Mr Thomson requested the jury: "Would an 18-year-old lady discover a man in his 50s who's gray haired and, maybe tubby, significantly engaging?
"It is a determined man with a determined story, attempting to avoid wasting his personal neck."
The jury deliberated for round an hour earlier than returning a majority not confirmed verdict.
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