DJ acquitted of assaulting four-year-old at party

A DJ has been acquitted of assaulting a four-year-old boy at a gender reveal party. The judge ruled that the evidence did not meet the criminal standard for conviction. Kevin Clarke, 44, denied hitting the child, claiming the boy fell on wet decking. A doctor testified that the bruising was consistent with a slap, while another doctor suggested it could be from a fall. District Judge Anne Marshall acknowledged the bruising likely resulted from a slap but stated inconsistencies in the evidence led her to give Clarke the benefit of the doubt.