A former care worker twice convicted of the same "historic" sex abuse offences allegedly committed in 1980 has been cleared by the Court of Appeal for the second time.
Anver Sheikh, now 56, was present in the dock of the London courtroom as three judges announced that his appeal against conviction "succeeds".
Sheikh was initially convicted at York Crown Court in May 2002 of buggery and indecent assault against two boys under his care at a North Yorkshire children's home where he worked as a housemaster.
He was jailed for eight years but his conviction was overturned in February 2004 by Court of Appeal judges.
At that time he was released on bail, but a retrial was ordered and he faced a jury for a second time.
In January last year Sheikh was convicted again following a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
After hearing submissions on his behalf today from Patrick Cosgrove QC, his convictions were quashed for a second time by Lord Justice Hooper and two other judges.
The Crown, who had opposed the appeal, said it would not be seeking a retrial.
