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Tara Cosoleto

Ex-scout leader acquitted of historical child sex abuse

An appeals court has overturned a child sexual abuse conviction against a former scout leader. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A former scout leader has been acquitted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in the 1970s after three appeal judges found a jury should have had reasonable doubt over his guilt.

The 78-year-old was first found guilty of the buggery charge in August 2019 but Victoria's Court of Appeal ordered a retrial in 2021.

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