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Jury to continue deliberating in triple rape trial

Summary

The jury in the trial of three men accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman at a Dublin nightclub remains in deliberation. The defendants, aged 39, 42 and 34, have pleaded not guilty to seven counts, including rape, oral rape and sexual assault at an unknown location, a car and a Dublin house on 31 August 2019. Jurors spent about four and a half hours today considering their verdicts. Judge Paul Burns instructed them to pause for the day and resume tomorrow to continue their deliberations.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury to continue deliberating in triple rape trial. Charges or matters: a total of seven counts of rape, oral rape and sexual assault of the woman at an unknown location in a car and in a Dublin house on August 31, 2019; one count of raping the woman in his home address and not guilty to one count of oral rape and one count of sexually assaulting her in a car; one count of raping the woman in the car and one count of raping her in the house; orally raping the woman in the house and sexually assaulting her in the car. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• August 31, 2019 Incident
• 2025-01-30 Publication

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