A man accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy on golfing trips faces an Old Bailey retrial.
Michael Fernandez, 52, of Denhams Farm, Billingshurst, denied four counts of indecent assault and four more serious sex offences.
The jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts following two days of deliberation.
Judge Graham Boal QC discharged the jury and Fernandez now faces a retrial.
The date is to be fixed at a later hearing.
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