Louth man pleads not guilty to Tinder rape charge

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A 36-year-old Louth man pleaded not guilty to rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 29 May 2017. The alleged offence was said to have occurred at Kilmashogue Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin, on 11 September 2014, after the man and the complainant met through Tinder. The trial was continuing before Mr Justice Paul Butler and a jury. The accused told gardaí that they had had consensual sex, according to the report. The complainant and accused were entitled to anonymity throughout the trial.