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Complainant tells rape trial she had been celibate for 18 years

Date
2016-03-08

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

In a 2016 Limerick rape trial, the complainant testified that she had been celibate for 18 years and had no interest in sex. She described being violently attacked in a pub office on 10 November 2012, held against a wall, bruised, and threatened with violence. She said the accused, who had been drunk after a match, later apologized to her and her daughter. The complainant reported the incident to Gardaí two days later but did not file a formal complaint. She returned in December, stating the accused had locked the door and raped her. She denied any flirtation with the accused, insisted she was older and uninterested in sex, and rejected a defence claim that another man was present. The case proceeded before Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan and a jury. The unnamed woman pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Complainant tells rape trial she had been celibate for 18 years. Charges or matters: raping the woman on November 10, 2012. Procedural stage: trial

When:

November 10, 2012 Incident
December 2012 Other
2016-03-08 Publication

Why: His excuse later was that he was drunk because he had been at a match," the woman continued, before she claimed that the man later apologised to both her and her daughter. CNI source report