Sean Hogg leaves court after rape conviction quashed

A man found guilty of raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl when he was 17 has left court after having his conviction quashed.

Sean Hogg, 22, was accused of attacking the girl twice in Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian, in 2018.

Due to new sentencing guidelines for under 25s, he was not jailed and instead sentenced to 270 hours of unpaid work in April.

Mr Hogg's lawyers argued that Lord Lake had misdirected the jury. After he won his appeal, prosecutors decided it was not in the public interest to seek a retrial.