A Jesuit priest and former teacher at Boston College High School, accused of raping a student at the school , was acquitted Monday following a bench trial in Suffolk Superior Court.

Kevin White was indicted last year on a single count of Rape of a Child. Prosecutors said White assaulted a then-15-year-old student in his classroom sometime between 2008 and 2009.

Judge James Budreau heard evidence in the case over the course of two days and returned the not guilty verdict Monday morning. White waived his right to have the case heard by a jury.

Douglas Brooks, an attorney representing White, said the "evidence in the case demonstrated over and over that Fr. White was innocent."

"He looks forward to getting his life back after having his reputation tarnished for the last four years as a

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