A dad of two who “exploded” and beat a child rapist to death has been cleared of murder. Jurors took just under 12 hours to find Simon Brown not guilty at Maidstone Crown Court today (Thursday). Although the 28-year-old had admitted the manslaughter of paedophile William Rowe, he maintained he never intended to kill the 71-year-old or to cause him really serious harm. He told jurors that he lost his temper after the pensioner “bragged and boasted” about his past when confronted with a KentOnline article from 2012 reporting his conviction for multiple offences of sexual abuse on a young girl. I…