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Charges dropped against one of Derulo tour rape accused

Date
2018-01-24

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Cork City

County
Cork

Summary

In a case involving allegations of rape following a Jason Derulo concert, a judge in the Central Criminal Court dismissed charges against one of the accused men due to insufficient evidence. The complainant, a 19‑year‑old woman, claimed that a 35‑year‑old defendant, referred to as the "cap guy," prevented her from leaving the tour bus, brought her upstairs, and raped her both orally and vaginally while she was partially on a bunk bed. She also alleged that a 44‑year‑old defendant, the "larger man," later joined and raped her. The 35‑year‑old pleaded not guilty to rape, oral rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment, while the 44‑year‑old pleaded not guilty to anal rape and false imprisonment. The court found the evidence against the 44‑year‑old insufficient and the prosecution entered a nolle prosequi, allowing him to leave.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Charges dropped against one of Derulo tour rape accused. Charges or matters: rape, oral rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment of the then 19-year-old woman at an unknown location in Cork city on June 27, 2014; anal rape and false imprisonment of the woman on the same occasion; rape; oral rape; sexual assault; false imprisonment. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

June 27, 2014 Incident
2018-01-24 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed 35-year-old

Accused

Charges: rape, oral rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment of the then 19-year-old woman at an unknown location in Cork city on June 27, 2014; anal rape and false imprisonment of the woman on the same occasion (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

cap guy

Defendant

Charges: rape; oral rape; sexual assault; false imprisonment (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty