Jurors were told Mr Coutts had non-consensual sex with Miss Longhurst on the day of her death and the couple were not involved in a relationship.

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The allegations are said to have come to light from evidence given by a Belgian prostitute who told Belgian police that she was forced into certain acts of non-consensual sex while in Washington on 16 December 2010.

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On Friday, the UN's monthlong Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference is scheduled to adopt a consensual resolution before adjourning.

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