A man pleads not guilty to rape charges in Dublin

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A man pleaded not guilty to rape, sexual assault and having sex with a mentally impaired person at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 19 November 2015. The alleged rape was said to have occurred at his Dublin flat on 12 June 2013.

The prosecution said the woman, who has Down syndrome, was allegedly brought to the flat after becoming separated from her mother while jogging. The accused accepted there had been sexual contact but maintained it was consensual and said he did not know she was mentally impaired.