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Timothy West, the man charged with raping a woman by knifepoint who was caught when he called the woman for a date and arranged to meet her, has been acquitted of all charges according to New York Daily News.

Timothy West, 26, was cleared of four charges that he entered an Ozone Park home in 2009 through a window and raped and robbed a 21-year-old waitress at knifepoint in her bed.

One juror said the panel believed the victim must have known West, and that she let him into her home.

West has a history of break-ins and was on parole for robbery when arrested, but the jury did not hear that evidence: Buchter ruled it could prejudice the jury against him.

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