Kochi, Dec. 8 -- Actor Dileep on Monday expressed gratitude to his fans, family and supporters after a trial court in Kerala's Ernakulam acquitted him of all charges in the 2017 sexual assault case.

Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese acquitted Dileep of the offences charged against him in the case after the trial that lasted around eight years. Dileep was the eighth accused in the case.

"Those who stood by me, my family and fans who stood by me and the lawyers who have stood by me over the past years I thank all of them," Dileep told reporters outside court.

He also thanked his college mates and "countless of people" who have stood by me and prayed for him. "First and foremost, I thank the Almighty. Truth has won."

He...