A jury has acquitted Sydney swimming coach Kyle Daniels of four more sexual abuse charges.
Mr Daniels faced a trial in the NSW District Court, where he denied inappropriate sexual contact with young female students while working at a Mosman swim school in 2018 and 2019.
Yesterday, the 24-year-old was acquitted of five charges — three counts of sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 10, an alternate count of indecent assault and a count of sexual touching.
But the jury indicated it could not reach consensus on the remaining 16.
Today, after more deliberations, Mr Daniels was found not guilty of two further counts of sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 10, and two of indecent assault.
Those verdicts came after the foreperson this morning told Judge Kara Shead they did not believe it would be possible to reach unanimous verdicts, an opinion which they said was shared by other panel members.
The foreperson said they didn't believe the situation would change even if given more time, including the weekend, to continue deliberations.
Asked by Judge Shead to rate their level of confidence from one to 10, the foreperson replied: "One".
Judge Shead then directed the jury to continue working towards unanimous verdicts but said if that became "plainly impossible", she would accept majority decisions.
"Calm, objective discussion can lead to a better understanding of the differences of opinion," the judge said.
"The court is grateful for your continued patience."
The jurors then requested a summary of counsel's closing addresses before returning to deliberations and, soon after, delivering their most recent verdicts.
The Crown had argued each complainant's account was an independent account and the significant commonality between them meant it could not have been a mere coincidence.
The Crown invited the jury to conclude that the only reason the alleged sexual touching took place was for Mr Daniels's sexual gratification.
But Mr Daniels's legal team said he was consistent and unwavering in his evidence that he didn't knowingly or deliberately touch any student inappropriately.
The defence said there was no evidence of any sexual gratification, nor any grooming behaviour.
Jurors will return to their deliberations on Monday.
