A jury on Friday acquitted a construction worker who was accused of raping a girl he met online.

Tavarous Munroe, 27, of Old Cedar Street, Yellow Elder Gardens, was found not guilty by a majority verdict of 8-1. The panel deliberated for two hours.

Munroe was charged with unlawful sexual intercourse because he was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old, who was too young to legally consent.

The girl, who is now 16, testified that she met Munroe in 2019, after accepting a Facebook friend request from a person called Hot Skull.

After communicating with him online, the girl testified that Munroe asked to meet up with her.

She testified that Munroe picked her up in a grey Honda Accord.

The teenager said she told him she was 14 and which school she attended.

Nonetheless, the girl said Munroe picked her up and took her to his home in Yellow Elder Gardens a few days later.

After kissing him in his bedroom, the complainant said she undressed herself and they had sex.

He took her home after the encounter.

Police arrested Munroe last January on the complaint.

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