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Charges against a man accused of offending against his former wife have been dismissed, with text messages between the two supporting the husband's claims that the marriage was a supportive one.

Warning: This story includes details of alleged sexual offending and may offend some readers.

A judge deciding a case of a man accused of raping his wife says the couple's text messages supported the husband's proposition that the relationship was a supportive one, albeit one that was unravelling.