Pilot cleared of abducting girl, 9, outside Harrods

An American aviator has been recovered not blameworthy of kidnapping a nine-year-old miss extracurricular Harrods successful cardinal London and sexually assaulting her.

Robert Prussak approached the miss aft she became separated from her household during a travel from France connected 22 April past year.

Mr Prussak past walked her to his flat, and was accused of giving her bitter-tasting h2o allegedly containing the antihistamine Benadryl, which near her tired, the tribunal heard.

The 57-year-old, of nary fixed address, was cleared of the offences astatine Isleworth Crown Court connected Tuesday.

It was alleged that the aviator took the miss from the level to Hyde Park and sexually assaulted her.

Mr Prussak was arrested aboriginal connected the aforesaid time aft helium and the miss were spotted walking past the Israeli embassy by a Metropolitan Police serviceman who had been informed she was missing.

He was searched and said, "I was conscionable trying to assistance her out", according to Sgt Edward Lucas.

Mr Prussak had denied each the charges against him.

Judge Edward Connell told Mr Prussak, who broke down successful the dock arsenic helium was acquitted, that helium was escaped to go.

Jurors had asked if determination was immoderate DNA grounds of the intersexual battle conscionable implicit an hr aft they started deliberating connected Monday, and the justice said determination was not.

Mr Prussak was recovered not blameworthy of 3 counts of intersexual battle of a kid nether the property of 13.

He was besides cleared of 1 number of kidnapping, 1 number of committing an offence of kidnapping with an intent to perpetrate a intersexual offence, and 1 number of administering a substance with intent.