Dublin man’s rape convictions overturned on appeal

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A Dublin man’s rape convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeal in an order delivered on 28 April 2020. The convictions related to two rapes at his home on 22 and 23 December 2014. No retrial was directed.

The appeal court found the trial judge had misdirected the jury about whether consistency in the complainant’s account could amount to corroboration. All other grounds of appeal, including one concerning alleged adverse publicity, were rejected.