Donegal teenager acquitted of rape at Central Criminal Court

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A Donegal teenager was acquitted of rape and oral rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 19 July 2018. The charges arose behind a building in a Donegal town after a night out in March 2016.

The jury returned unanimous not-guilty verdicts on both counts after deliberating for just under two hours. The teenager had denied the charges, while the prosecution and defence presented differing accounts of what happened.