Dublin man pleads not guilty to sexual assault at UCD

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The unnamed 36-year-old Dublin man has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 24 November 2017. The alleged offence occurred at UCD campus, Belfield, south Dublin, on 23 July 2014.

The trial heard that the woman told gardaí she feared the accused would rape her after he drove her to a secluded area in a car. Defence counsel challenged whether the alleged events could have happened in the time shown on CCTV, while the woman maintained her account. The trial continued before Judge Cormac Quinn and a jury.