Man acquitted of rape at Central Criminal Court

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A man was acquitted of rape at the Central Criminal Court on 2 June 2017.

The Dublin man had denied raping a university student in his car at Kilmashogue Lane, Rathfarnham, on 11 September 2014.

The jury returned its not-guilty verdict after more than four hours of deliberations.

The court heard the pair had met after communicating on Tinder and went for a drive together.