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Jason Lee Acquitted Of East Hampton Rape Charges Wednesday

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Jason Lee was found not guilty on Wednesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Jason Lee was found not guilty on Wednesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Jason Lee was found not guilty on Wednesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Jason Lee was found not guilty on Wednesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Investment banker Jason Lee was acquitted in Riverhead on Wednesday of raping an Irish student in East Hampton in the summer of in 2013. SHAYE WEAVER

Investment banker Jason Lee was acquitted in Riverhead on Wednesday of raping an Irish student in East Hampton in the summer of in 2013. SHAYE WEAVER

Jason Lee and his wife walk to court on Wednesday afternoon to hear the judge's verdict. SHAYE WEAVER

Jason Lee and his wife walk to court on Wednesday afternoon to hear the judge's verdict. SHAYE WEAVER

Jason Lee and his wife walk to court on Wednesday afternoon to hear the judge's verdict. SHAYE WEAVER

Jason Lee and his wife walk to court on Wednesday afternoon to hear the judge's verdict. SHAYE WEAVER

Many gathered outside the court room in Riverside on Wednesday morning to hear the Jason Lee case verdict. SHAYE WEAVER

Many gathered outside the court room in Riverside on Wednesday morning to hear the Jason Lee case verdict. SHAYE WEAVER

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and the prosecution expressed their disappointment at Judge Barbara Kahn's

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and the prosecution expressed their disappointment at Judge Barbara Kahn's "not guilty" ruling. SHAYE WEAVER

Jason Lee walked free on Wednesday after Judge Barbara Kahn declared him

Jason Lee walked free on Wednesday after Judge Barbara Kahn declared him "not guilty." SHAYE WEAVER

Defense Attorney Eddie Burke Jr. speaks to the press about the judge's

Defense Attorney Eddie Burke Jr. speaks to the press about the judge's "not guilty" verdict. SHAYE WEAVER

Jason Lee walked free on Wednesday after Judge Barbara Kahn declared

Jason Lee walked free on Wednesday after Judge Barbara Kahn declared

authorMichael Wright on Apr 28, 2015
UPDATE: 3:05 p.m. Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota said after the verdict that he was disappointed and disagreed with Judge Kahn’s reasoning. “I think the evidence clearly proved... more

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