Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has been cleared of raping two women at a house party after a gig.
The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, 29, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, were both cleared at Oxford Crown Court in the UK of three joint charges of rape against two women.
Blake-Walker was also cleared of an additional charge of sexual assault against the second complainant.
The jury returned the verdicts following a two-week trial during which it was alleged the two defendants assaulted two women in the early hours of 8 September 2021.
Frampton had performed at The Bullingdon music venue in Oxford on the evening of 7 September 2021 when they met the two complainants, one of whom was described during the trial as a "huge fan" of Slowthai.
Following the gig, the two complainants went to Frampton's tour bus before heading to their friend’s house for a party - with Frampton and Blake-Walker joining the group.
Frampton, Blake-Walker, and the two complainants then went on to the roof of the property, where the women claimed they were raped.
Frampton and Blake-Walker both agreed that sexual activity took place with the complainants on the night of the alleged assaults, but told the court that it was consensual.
The pair both walked free from the dock after Judge Ian Pringle KC told them they were able to go.
Source: Press Association
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