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Was found innocent
Not guilty is not the same as innocent.
Legally or morally?
Legally. "Found innocent" is a legal conclusion and factually incorrect.
Criminal trials don’t find defendants “innocent”. They find them not guilty, which is a huge difference. It means the prosecution didn’t bring forward enough evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The presence of doubt means they weren’t found guilty. Not that they were found innocent.