Man found not guilty of sexual violation after night at Christchurch bar Mama Hooch

A man accused of sexual violation after a night out at a central Christchurch bar Mama Hooch five years ago has been found not guilty in the district court this afternoon.

• First published on RNZ

Judge Paul Mabey revealed the verdict to the court during the second day of a judge-alone trial.

An unnamed woman complainant alleges she was sexually violated on a couch at a townhouse as two others watched after a night out in August 2018.

The case follows the trial of three other associates on dozens of charges including rape and drink-spiking, in which two of the men were convicted.