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Doctor gives evidence at teenager's rape trial

Summary

During the trial of a 17‑year‑old boy accused of raping a teenage girl in a South Dublin park, the jury heard from a doctor who treated the girl in a sexual assault treatment unit. The girl, who cannot be named, pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and not guilty to one count of sexual assault. The doctor explained that the girl was accompanied by her mother and a Garda when she presented to the SATU on 13 April 2019. He took a history of the alleged attack, noting that the girl described the assailant as a stranger and that she was drunk and not thinking straight. She reported that a boy asked her to kiss him, then asked if she wanted to do "this", and she said no. She described the boy asking for oral sex, pulling down her leggings, and attempting anal sex.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Doctor gives evidence at teenager's rape trial. Charges or matters: one count of raping the girl and not guilty to one count of sexually assaulting her at a park in south Dublin on April 13, 2019. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• April 13, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 13 Incident
• 2020-12-02 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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