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Former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi has been acquitted on all counts in his high-profile sexual assault case.

In a verdict read in a Toronto courtroom this morning, Ontario Court Justice William Horkins acquitted Ghomeshi of charges he attacked two unnamed complaintants, as well as actress Lucy Decoutere, who waived her right to anonymity. Read the full decision here.

Ghomeshi's lawyer, Marie Henein, drew out inconsistencies in their testimony, Horkins said, and revelations of sexual and social activity between the complainants and the accused after the alleged assaults took place raised questions.

And the fact they admitted to the relationships only after it emerged that the defence had proof raised questions of their credibility, as it would in any criminal case, the judge ruled.

“The hard reality is witnesses shown to be manipulative and deceptive in giving evidence cannot be considered by the court to be trusted,” the judge said, according to tweets by Toronto Star reporter Alyshah Hasham. “The judge did note that having reasonable doubt is not the same as saying the events did not occur.

“The three complainants leave the courtroom. All had tears in their eyes.”

In his ruling, the judge also said the complainants ignored “their oath to tell the truth on more than one occasion. It is this aspect of their evidence that is most troubling to the court.

"It is impossible for the court to have sufficient faith in the reliability and sincerity of these complainants."

Ghomeshi was a rising star at CBC as the host of the radio show Q until the sexual assault complaints. As the story was emerging, he took to Facebook to say that, while he engages in a rough form of sex, he denied the accusations.

It also emerged that Ghomeshi had a bad reputation among staff at CBC Radio, and he faces another trial in June on an accusation of sexual assault related to a workplace incident.