A man accused of raping a disabled boy who was in his care almost 14 years ago has been found not guilty of all charges.
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Neville George Pell, 70, was on Tuesday acquitted by a County Court jury of three counts of rape and two of committing an indecent act in the presence of a child.
He pleaded not guilty when the trial began last week.
Prosecutors alleged Mr Pell sexually assaulted a 15-year-boy while the teenager was staying at the carer's home on the night of August 16, 2002.
The complainant, now an adult, contacted police in 2014, about a year after he said Mr Pell approached him in a shopping centre and hugged him.
The jury was told Mr Pell was asked by the complainant's mother to care for her son at the carer's home, but that he denied the alleged sexual assaults happened.
He also told police he was sexually incapable of raping the boy.
