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Thursday, 2 August 2007, 10:58 GMT 11:58 UK

No charges over flashing inquiry

Sir Stephen Richards A senior judge cleared of exposing himself to a woman on a train will not be charged in relation to reports of similar incidents on the same line.

Sir Stephen Richards, 56, of Wimbledon, south-west London, was cleared in June of indecent exposure on trains between Wimbledon and Waterloo in London.

British Transport Police (BTP) have investigated complaints by two women about incidents on the same route.

But the Crown Prosecution Service said it would not be bringing any charges.

City worker

One of the complainants, reported to be from New Zealand, spoke to police after seeing coverage of the case in the media.

The other is believed to be a City worker.

A spokesman for BTP said its inquiries were now "complete".

He said: "Investigations by British Transport Police into complaints about incidents of a similar nature to those made against Sir Stephen Richards in June have been completed.

"Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, they have now decided there is either is insufficient evidence or any prosecution is unlikely to be successful."

Calvin Klein underpants

Sir Stephen was accused of flashing at the same woman on trains in the Wimbledon area on 16 and 24 October 2006.

During his trial, the Court of Appeal judge held up a pair of Calvin Klein underpants similar to those he wore, to show the difficulty of exposing himself in them.

The court heard the woman had allegedly captured Sir Stephen on a mobile phone and identified him at a video identity parade.

But he maintained the allegations were a case of mistaken identity.

City of Westminster magistrates said the evidence to identify Sir Stephen was insufficient but criticised police for failing to investigate the matter thoroughly.



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