Builder cleared of raping sex worker

A wealthy builder has been cleared of raping a sex worker at a luxury apartment after suffering ‘performance problems’. Connor Palmer, 33, was accused of boasting about having a diamond studded watch and a nice car before attacking the woman at the serviced flat at Chelsea Cloisters, southwest London. He flew into a rage after being told to withdraw cash from a nearby petrol station as his paid-for time had mostly been used for ‘just talking’ at a rate of…