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Rape trial hears accused told gardai: "I know she said no but we'd already started"

Date
2018-05-11

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin rape trial, a 30‑year‑old man accused of raping a 27‑year‑old Chinese woman on 14 August 2015 pleaded not guilty. The complainant testified that she met the accused through the dating app Badoo, agreed to a chat, and later found herself kissing and touching him in her bedroom. She repeatedly said "no" and "stop" as the encounter escalated to oral and penetrative sex, but the accused continued until he ejaculated. She claimed he refused to provide a condom and later stole her phone when leaving. Garda Rossa Smith described a sting operation that linked the accused to a phone sale on DoneDeal.ie, confirming his identity via WhatsApp contact numbers. The case is ongoing before Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Rape trial hears accused told gardai: "I know she said no but we'd already started". Charges or matters: raping the young woman at her home in Dublin on August 14, 2015. Procedural stage: trial

When:

August 14, 2015 Incident
2018-05-11 Publication

Why: The now 27-year-old complainant told the jury that she had contacted another man on Badoo and had sex with him because the accused had failed to confirm their scheduled meet up that night. CNI source report