Craig McLachlan found not guilty

Craig McLachlan has been found not guilty of indecently assaulting his former co-stars while performing in the Rocky Horror Show back in 2014, News.com.au reports.

The Australian actor, 55, was originally charged with seven counts of indecent assault and six counts of common law assault against four women during the production – claims he has always denied.

Magistrate Belinda Wallington on Tuesday morning ruled in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court that he was not guilty on all 13 charges.

McLachlan has strenuously denied all of the allegations against him and previously launched his own legal suit against his accusers.

He spoke out in January 2018 against the allegations, and revealed at the time that he still had the support of his partner Vanessa Scammell, despite the allegations against his name.

“Does being cheeky and naughty equate with being a bully?” he said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Telegraph at the time. “No, it does not. By God I will fight this and the truth, the truth will come out.”

McLachlan is perhaps best known for appearing in Neighbours and Home and Away as well as the BBC One spy drama Bugs. He went on to take the lead role in The Doctor Blake Mysteries, for which he was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor in 2015, and Best Actor in 2016.