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By John Shammas

A Hindu priest and well-known community leader who was facing sex offence charges has cleared his name.

The 42-year-old Gurudev Rajesh Parmar, founder of Hindu temple the Siddhashram Shakti Centre in Palmerston Road, Wealdstone, was acquitted on Friday of charges of assault causing actual bodily harm, a charge of conspiring to commit sexual offences and a charge for perverting the course of justice.

The Hindu priest, who lives in Headstone Drive, appeared at Harrow Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing for the charges to which he had denied.