rsherdley published Jury retires in child rape trial

A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a 29-year-old man accused of rape and the alleged sexual abuse of a young girl.Judge Gregory Dickinson QC sent the jury out this afternoon, Monday, to start their private discussions at Nottingham Crown Court.The jury has heard that the allegations against defendant Matthew Salmon, of Botany Avenue, St Ann's, came to light after the alleged victim spoke to a volunteer from Childline after a workshop at her school on the topic of sexual abuse.Then...