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Rape complainant denies meeting defendant to secure residency
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, a 36‑year‑old asylum seeker accused of rape, sexual assault and attempted rape of a woman in her Dublin home over the weekend of 1–3 December 2017 has pleaded not guilty. The woman, who arrived in Ireland in November 2017 to attend a conference and later sought asylum to escape an arranged marriage, testified that she met the defendant through a mosque that offered a Muslim community service arranging meetings for those interested in marriage. She denied that her asylum application was a "string to your bow" to secure residency, and insisted she had no knowledge of a Nikah ceremony in her culture. The defendant's counsel suggested her objective was to obtain residency, a claim the woman rejected. The court heard that after the alleged assaults the defendant drove her back to her accommodation, and that they continued to communicate via text and phone.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rape complainant denies meeting defendant to secure residency. Charges or matters: three counts of rape, one of sexual assault and one of attempted rape of the woman in his Dublin home on various occasions over the weekend of December 1 to December 3, 2017. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- December 1 Incident
- December 3, 2017 Incident
- November 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2018 Other
- 2021-04-08 Publication
Why: The woman decided to seek asylum here in order to flee from an arranged marriage in her home country. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: three counts of rape, one of sexual assault and one of attempted rape of the woman in his Dublin home on various occasions over the weekend of December 1 to December 3, 2017 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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