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"How can a child consent?": complainant denies sex with sister's partner was consensual
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, a woman accused her sister's partner of rape and testified that she had blocked some of the abuse but retained vivid memories of other incidents. She stated she suffers from PTSD and experiences flashbacks of alleged sexual abuse that occurred when she was aged 13 to 16. She confirmed that she gave details of five separate sex abuse allegations to the jury. The accused man, 40, pleaded not guilty to seven charges of raping the then‑teenager at his Dublin address on dates from September 2009 to July 2013. He also pleaded not guilty to oral rape and sexually assaulting the complainant by rubbing his penis on her thigh and touching her vagina at the same location on a date between August 2009 and August 2010.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "How can a child consent?": complainant denies sex with sister's partner was consensual. Charges or matters: seven charges of raping the then teenager at his Dublin address on dates from September 2009 and July 2013; oral rape and sexually assaulting the complainant by rubbing his penis on her thigh and touching her vagina at the same location on a date between August 2009 and August 2010. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- September 2009 Other
- July 2013 Other
- August 2009 Other
- August 2010 Other
- 2018-04-11 Publication
Why: She explained to counsel that this was because one of her sisters was beside her at the time and she didn't want her to find out about the rapes. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: seven charges of raping the then teenager at his Dublin address on dates from September 2009 and July 2013; oral rape and sexually assaulting the complainant by rubbing his penis on her thigh and touching her vagina at the same location on a date between August 2009 and August 2010 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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