A POLICE officer has been found not guilty of raping a woman at her home in Plymouth.
David Stansbury, 43, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman was acquitted by a unanimous jury.
Sergeant Stansbury, of Ilminster, Somerset, denied three counts of rape between October 23 and November 30 2009, in a trial that lasted three weeks.
He was found not guilty of the charges on Wednesday after a jury deliberated for six hours and 48 minutes. Sgt Stansbury was emotional as he left the courtroom.
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