Co Louth man’s rape conviction quashed on appeal

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A Co Louth man had his rape conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal on 21 June 2018.

He had been convicted of raping a 15-year-old family friend and sentenced to eight years in 2016.

The court ordered a retrial after finding that the defence should have been allowed to question the complainant about her contraceptive pill.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was admitted to bail pending a return to the Central Criminal Court.