Rape accused teen tells trial that girl gave "no indication" she didn't want sex

A 19-year-old man has told the Central Criminal Court that a girl gave no verbal or physical indication she did not consent to sexual activity during an alleged incident in Co Donegal in March 2016, when both were aged 16. The accused, who denies one count of rape and one of oral rape, testified on the eighth day of his trial that he and the girl were "flirting" and "in good form" when they went behind a building. He claimed she agreed to sexual contact and that the atmosphere between them afterwards was "romantic". Under cross-examination, he rejected suggestions that the girl had repeatedly told him to stop or that he had used force. He could not explain multiple bruises and abrasions documented by a forensic nurse on the girl's body three days later. The trial continues before Justice Deirdre Murphy and a jury.