An Order of Australia medallist has been found not guilty of intentionally removing a condom during sex with another man.
Sydney dermatologist Liang Joo Leow, 46, was on trial in the Victorian County Court on charges of rape and procuring sexual penetration by fraud.
The jury returned its not guilty verdict on Friday after only a day of deliberation.
The court was told Leow went back to the complainant's Melbourne home in June 2017 after a night of dinner and drinking.
The pair began engaging in consensual sexual acts but the man told Leow to put a condom on before they continued any further.
Leow complied and the complainant kept checking whether the condom was on properly but after sometime he noticed it had come off.
It was alleged when the complainant stopped Leow, the accused said he took off the condom because it felt better that way.
In his evidence, Leow told the jury he never intentionally took the condom off.
The dermatologist said he was quick to apologise to the complainant when he noticed it on the bed next to him.
"He seemed very stressed and it was stressing me as well," Leow told the jury.
"It affected me just as much as it affected him."
Leow was awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2020 for his service to medicine and the community.
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