Man acquitted of rape in Dublin city park case

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A man was acquitted of rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 26 February 2020. The alleged offence occurred in a Dublin city park, where the man was accused of raping an 18-year-old woman in February 2017. After a trial lasting five days, the jury returned a unanimous not-guilty verdict in under two hours.

The prosecution and defence gave different accounts of what happened after the pair met in 2016. Evidence included messages and testimony concerning their relationship, the alleged incident and events afterwards.