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Briton cleared of child sex abuse in Cambodia |
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A Cambodian court cleared a 42-year-old Briton on Friday of
sexually abusing two boys aged 12 and 14 after they withdrew their
allegations against him.
Paul Ian Bower, who was working as an English teacher in the
impoverished southeast Asian nation, was cleared of all charges
after the two boys told the court Bower "did not do anything".
Child sex in Cambodia, which is trying hard to rid itself of its
reputation as a haven for paedophiles and perverts, carries a jail
term of between 10 and 20 years.
Bower was arrested in January at his rented Phnom Penh home and
had to spend six months in detention while investigating judges
probed the charges. At Friday's hearing, he appeared to be
shivering and in poor health.
On being cleared, he said: "Justice is done".
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