The jury returned the verdicts after more than ten hours of deliberation following a two-week trial focused on the accusations against Slowthai and Alex Blake-Walker.
Frampton described the allegations against him as false, stating that both he and Blake-Walker engaged in consensual sexual activity with the complainants during the night.
Bursting into tears, Slowthai expressed relief as the jury's verdict cleared him of rape, with support from friends and relatives evident in the courtroom.
Judge Ian Pringle KC highlighted the emotional intensity of the case, indicating that it had raised significant feelings within the courtroom and among all parties involved.
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