Former Olympic showjumping coach from Berkshire cleared of raping teenage girl

The 55-year-old was accused of the assaults against the same girl during a seven-year period.

Author: Jonathan RichardsPublished 14th Jan 2022

A former Olympic showjumping coach from Berkshire has been found not guilty of serious sexual assaults and sexual abuse of a teenage girl.

John Sillett, from Farley Hill south of Reading, trained riders for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

During a trial at Winchester Crown Court he denied that the assaults took place and told the trial he had "no sexual interaction" with her.

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