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Derulo tour complainant agrees that differing accounts were "false memories"

Summary

A woman who claims she was raped by two men after a Jason Derulo concert says her evidence was the whole truth, and that conflicting accounts she gave to a garda, a nurse and her first official garda statement were "false memories". The defendants, aged 35 and 44, deny the offences alleged to have occurred in a hired tour bus in Cork on 27 June 2014. The 35‑year‑old pleaded not guilty to rape, oral rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment of the 19‑year‑old woman; the 44‑year‑old pleaded not guilty to anal rape and false imprisonment. The court heard that the complainant first gave a statement to gardaí on 27 June and a second statement 10 days later. She admitted that she had said things that "simply didn't happen" when describing what had occurred in the hours after the alleged incident, and agreed with counsel that these were "false memories".

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Derulo tour complainant agrees that differing accounts were "false memories". Charges or matters: rape, oral rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment of the then 19-year-old woman; anal rape and false imprisonment of the woman on the same occasion. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 27, 2014 Incident
• June 27 Incident
• July 7 Incident
• 2018-01-16 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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