A case of rape against a police recruit has been thrown out of court after a judge decided the woman was an unreliable witness.
Mark James Tulloch, 31, walked free after the decision by Justice Ronald Young in the High Court at Wellington today.
The solo-mother of three had alleged she was raped at her suburban Whitby house in April last year.
Tulloch and the woman had met on a website before meeting in person.
Two days of evidence had been heard before Justice Young's decision today.