Accused man pleads not guilty to rape charges in Dublin

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The accused man pleaded not guilty to rape, sexual assault and having sex with a mentally impaired person at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 26 November 2015. The alleged offences took place at his Dublin home on 12 June 2013.

His defence position was that sexual contact was consensual and that he did not know the woman was mentally impaired. The woman’s mother told the jury that her daughter returned home distressed after becoming separated from her while walking. The trial continued.