Cliff Richard says he has nothing to fear from CPS reviewing decision not to press charges
The legendary singer has again claimed he is innocent amid a review of allegations of historic sex abuse
SIR Cliff Richard is confident that those reviewing the decision not to press charges in the abuse case against him will "come to the right conclusion".
The singer was the subject of a long-running South Yorkshire Police investigation, which centred on sexual assault accusations dating between 1958 and 1983 made by four men.
He was never arrested or charged and his case was discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in June on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
But at the beginning of August an application under the victims' right to review scheme was lodged by an accuser - challenging the decision by the CPS not to pursue a case against Sir Cliff, 75.
A spokesman for Sir Cliff said: "Sir Cliff reaffirms his innocence and has every confidence that the CPS will once again come to the right conclusion. He trusts that they will also do so as soon as possible."
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The latest twist came after Sir Cliff revealed his relief at an end to two years of torment while he was investigated.
Last week he spoke to more than 1,000 fans outside his vineyard in Portugal’s Algarve.
He said: “I’m back to my best. I’m OK, everything will be OK. I want to thank all my fans for being so amazing. They have been incredible.”
After the claims were dropped Sir Cliff said he was "obviously thrilled that the vile accusations and the resulting investigation have finally been brought to a close".
But he said the fact he was identified, despite not being charged, meant he had been "hung out like live bait".
Sir Cliff said: "How can there be evidence for something that never took place?"
In June South Yorkshire Police apologised "wholeheartedly" for the additional anxiety caused by their initial handling of the media interest in its probe.
It said nine men had made allegations but five of the cases did not reach the threshold necessary for them to be considered by the CPS.
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