AN hotelier accused of putting his hand down a 15-year-old girl's bra and then telling her 'I can't help myself – you are such a delicious young thing', was cleared by a jury.

Geoffrey Sparkes was alleged to have hugged the girl three times in his hotel, before putting his hand on her bosom and telling her 'You have got lovely breats'.

Mr Sparkes, 69, of the Forest House Hotel and Bluebell Restaurant in Coleford, pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the girl on November 27 2012.

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