Former Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman - cleared last week of raping a girl he met on holiday in Barbados - has spoken to This Morning exclusively about the two year ordeal which destroyed his life and relief at having now cleared his name.

On the moment he received the unanimous not - guilty verdict, 28-year-old Ben said:

“It was a strange feeling when they said they’d reached a verdict …it certainly didn’t sink in straight away, it was a bit of a numb feeling really. It had been two long years that me and my family went through. It wasn’t some joyous moment. I just looked straight ahead, listened to what the judge had to say and walked out. I am finally glad it is all over. “ Read more & comment »

Former Emmerdale star, Ben Freeman, has spoken out about his emotions following being cleared of raping a girl two years ago.

Although Ben in obviously relieved at the verdict, Ben added that he is also feeling angry at losing a full two eyars of his life.

Speaking to reporters outside the court Ben stated:

“I’m not really feeling happiness. I’m angry because I was accused of rape in the first place and I never did it. Everything in my life was falling apart and it was all based on lies. It was complete horror.”

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