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about 10 allegations from six women. We believed each of the complainants. The question we must ask is whether we are sure of the facts alleged, sure of the context in which they occurred and sure that they amount to criminal offences." Judge Riddle spoke of the difficulty in dealing with the historic cases, stating they were not sure if the incidents occurred as described or if they amounted to criminal offences, and was not sure if the most recent allegation was a criminal offence. In a statement to the media following his acquittal, Fox stated: "This case has once again raised concerns about how high-profile cases such as this have been investigated by the
685:. Fox's homes in Fulham and Littlehampton, West Sussex, were searched. He was subsequently released on bail until December 2014, when he was re-arrested in relation to three other alleged incidents; he was again bailed until March 2015. On 13 March he was arrested for an alleged sexual offence against a woman in the early 1990s. He remained on bail until late March, when he was then charged with nine sex offences against six people, of whom three were under the age of 16. The offences allegedly occurred between 1991 and 2014. He entered pleas of not guilty at
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