Court dismisses Hollingworth case

Updated: 08:32, Friday, 23 May 2003

A court in Australia has dismissed a case in which the country's Governor-General was accused of raping a woman 40 years ago.

Peter Hollingworth  Court drops charge Peter Hollingworth Court drops charge

A court in Australia has dismissed a case in which the country's Governor-General was accused of raping a woman 40 years ago.

Peter Hollingworth, who is 68, stood aside from his official position as Queen Elizabeth's representative earlier this month after issuing a public denial of the accusation.

He had already been under pressure to resign over a paedophile scandal involving a priest in his diocese while he was an Anglican archbishop.

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