Louth man pleads not guilty to rape charge in Dublin

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A Louth man pleaded not guilty to rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 26 May 2017. The charge relates to an alleged incident at Kilmashogue Lane, Rathfarnham, in Dublin, on 11 September 2014.

The woman told the court that she met the accused through Tinder and alleged that he raped her after driving her to an isolated rural road. The defence put to her that the encounter was consensual, which she rejected. The trial was continuing before Mr Justice Paul Butler and a jury, with both the accused and complainant entitled to anonymity.