Man cleared of murdering Jill Dando charged with rape of teenager in 1987
Barry George, jailed then cleared of murder of BBC's Jill Dando, charged with rape and two indecent assaults
www.theguardian.comBarry George born in 15 April 1960 in London, and is known for being wrongfully convicted of Jill Dando's murder in 2001 and later cleared in 2008 after serving eight years in prison. In 2025 reports, he confronted new charges including one count of rape and two counts of indecent assault relating to alleged events in September 1987 involving a 14-year-old girl in west London; the Crown Prosecution Service authorized a charging decision following a police investigation. He has history of prior offenses, including indecent assault in the early 1980s and other alleged acts, but his murder conviction remains overturned and he since been linked to various other sensational but unproven claims in public discourse.