Since publication, Mr Ahmad's legal team has confirmed that it brought proceedings to court in December 2007, during which the CPS admitted it held no evidence against Mr Ahmad and all forensic examinations cleared Mr Ahmad of any wrongdoing. The judge dismissed the case saying Mr Ahmad could leave the court "without a stain on his character." The CPS was ordered to pay Mr Ahmad's legal costs.
The Crown Prosecution Service has discontinued a case involving a BBC presenter who was charged with harrassment.
In May, BBC London newsreader Asad Ahmad was charged with harassing Newsnight producer Thea Rogers.
The case was due to come to court in September. However, after consultation with Ms Rogers, the CPS told MediaGuardian.co.uk today it has decided not to proceed with the case.
A spokeswoman said: "The CPS has decided to discontinue this prosecution on public interest grounds.
"The code for crown prosecutors states that when considering the public interest crown prosecutors should always take into account the consequences for the [alleged] victim of whether or not to prosecute and any views expressed by the [alleged] victim or the [alleged] victim's family.
"In this particular case the crown prosecutor carefully considered views that the [alleged] victim had expressed recently and conducted a further review of the case, concluding that although there was sufficient evidence to prosecute it was no longer in the public interest to do so."
However, it is understood that Ahmad's solicitors are considering appealing against the decision not to continue the case.
Ahmad is continuing to work for BBC London but was unavailable for comment at the time of publication. Ms Rogers is currently on holiday.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "It is a staff matter, so we are not discussing anything to do with it."
The case has already attracted press attention, but for the wrong reasons.
At the beginning of May, Associated Newspapers agreed to pay "a substantial sum" in libel damages and formally apologised to Ms Rogers after the Daily Mail claimed wrongly that she was stalking Mr Ahmad.
In a statement read out at the high court, the solicitor acting for Ms Rogers said she was "devastated" by the Associated-owned Daily Mail's allegations, which featured in a story published on February 24 this year.
• A statement was added to this article on 18 December 2014 following representations from Mr Ahmad.
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