A TEENAGE girl who alleged she was raped in Nelson has dropped her complaint.

The 19-year-old told police she did not want to proceed with her allegation that she was attacked between 8pm and midnight on Wednesday.

A 20-year-old Nelson man was arrested yesterday in connection with the allegation but was released without charge after the complaint was dropped. He was cautioned for an offence involving cannabis.

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.