An Epsom karate instructor has been cleared of all allegations he sexually abused a child.
Spencer Hannan, 42, from Derek Avenue, was cleared of three counts of non-penetrative sexual activity with a child under 16 after a trial at Guildford Crown Court On Thursday, September 21.
Mr Hannan went to trial in January charged with four counts of the same offence but when the jury could not reach a verdict on three of the charges, a retrial date was set for September.
The verdict was unanimous.
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