Cleared: Wigan borough man walks free after justices find him not guilty of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl

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A 38-year-old Wigan borough man has been cleared of child sex abuse.

Ben Carey, of Garrett Meadow, Tyldesley, stood trial before Manchester magistrates after being accused of sexually touching a 14-year-old girl on January 9 last year in Walkden.

The bench returned a not guilty verdict and he was told he was a free man.