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Complainant tells trial medical examination was "nearly worse" than alleged rape

Summary

A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence from a woman who alleges she was raped in an alleyway in Donegal Town in July 2012 when she was eighteen years old. The complainant told the jury that the medical examination conducted afterwards was deeply distressing. She described meeting the accused, a man she knew, at a nightclub. She said that when they went outside, he led her to an unlit alley where he subjected her to a serious sexual assault against her will, causing her severe injuries requiring hospital treatment. The accused has pleaded not guilty to rape. The woman said she disclosed what had occurred to friends, who brought her to hospital and alerted gardaí. The trial, before Mr Justice Tony Hunt and a jury, continues.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Complainant tells trial medical examination was "nearly worse" than alleged rape. Charges or matters: rape in the alleyway of a Donegal town in July 2012. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• July 2012 Incident
• 2016-02-18 Publication

Why: She said she felt "terrified" later that day and regretted going to the hospital because "it all became so formal then. CNI source report

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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