DEANDRE HARRIS AQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES AFTER BEING BEATEN BY WHITE NATIONALISTS

DeAndre Harris, an African American beaten by at least six white nationalist demonstrators at the August 12 Unite the Right rally, has been found not guilty by a court in Charlottesville.

Harris, whose case was decided by a judge on Friday, had been facing charges of misdemeanour assault and battery.

His defence team had argued that he was acting in self-defence.

A video of Harris's beating went viral in the days following the white nationalist rally, prompting an outcry.

Harris was initially charged with a felony, but it was later reduced to a misdemeanour.