A Sri Lankan cricketer blamed for assaulting a lady while in Australia for the T20 World Cup has been viewed as not blameworthy.
Danushka Gunathilaka, 32, was blamed for attacking the Sydney lady at her home after a Kindling date in November.
At first he was accused of different counts of assault, however just a single count of stealthing - eliminating a condom without agree - continued to preliminary.
The case tried new regulations condemning the demonstration in New South Ridges (NSW).
During a four-day preliminary in a NSW Region Court, the complainant - who lawfully can't be named - said she had simply assented to safeguarded sex. She said she didn't see the batsman eliminate the condom, however saw it on the floor soon after the intercourse finished.
She further claimed Mr Gunathilaka had kissed her "powerfully" and on occasion gagged her so hard she dreaded for her life.
Mr Gunathilaka denied the charges and his guard counsel contended the lady had lied and changed her story after some time.
In her choice, Judge Sarah Huggett found Mr Gunathilaka had come clean with police when he said he had not eliminated the condom during sex. He had "no open door" to do as such, she said.
The cricketer had "responded to each inquiry posed of him" by police, she said, and his record had left her with the "unmistakable impression he was putting forth a valiant effort to be honest".
There is not a really obvious explanation by any means to dismiss or distrust what he said in that meeting, she told the court.
The complainant, then again, had given two distinct records in her proclamations to police and didn't have a "reasonable memory" of what occurred, Ms Huggett found.
And keeping in mind that she was an "clever" and "considered" witness, she on occasion seemed roused by a craving to paint Mr Gunathilaka in a negative light.
Mr Gunathilaka - who has addressed Sri Lanka in more than 100 matches including eight Tests - was suspended from serious cricket following his capture.
Talking outside court, he said the decision "says everything" and that his standing had been reestablished.
I'm glad that my life is typical once more, so I can hardly stand by to return and play cricket, he told correspondents.
The case is the most high-profile trial of stealthing regulation change in Australia, with NSW just a brief time before Mr Gunathilaka was charged.
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