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Alleged IRA rape victim told he would be "found on a border road", trial hears

Date
2019-03-20

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Louth

County
Louth

Summary

An alleged IRA member, 45, is on trial at the Central Criminal Court for alleged sexual assault and anal rape of two teenage boys in Co Louth during the early 1990s and in 2001. The accused has pleaded not guilty to the charges. During the second day of the trial, the second complainant testified that the accused told him he would be 'found on a border road' if he informed anyone of the alleged rape. The complainant stated that he was 17 when the accused groped him and later sexually assaulted him. He claimed the accused threatened him after the incident. The complainant also mentioned that he had a conversation with the other complainant in 2002 about the alleged incidents. The first complainant rejected claims by the defence that he had a consensual relationship with the accused in 2001. He stated that the accused was a sexual predator who used alcohol to manipulate him. The trial continues before Mr Justice Paul McDermott and a jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Alleged IRA rape victim told he would be "found on a border road", trial hears. Charges or matters: charges of sexual assaulting and anally raping two boys in Co Louth on dates in the early 1990s and in 2001. Procedural stage: trial

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