Joseph Dawson, 27, was a pool party guest at a summer get together for HMP Wandsworth staff and was described by one witness as a “shark in the pool.”
After almost eight hours of deliberation a Croydon Crown Court jury failed to reach a majority verdict on either count.
Dawson, of St. Catherines Court, Rosefield Road, Staines-upon-Thames fought the charges and will now have to wait to see if there will be a re-trial.
He pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexually assaulting the fellow prison officer between July 24 and 25, 2021 at the south London home of a female colleague.
The Crown Prosecution Service asked for time to consider if they would continue pursuing the charges.
Dawson will continue to remain on bail.
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