Man faces rape trial as jury resumes deliberations

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

A man is on trial for rape, false imprisonment and production of an article at the Central Criminal Court, with the jury due to resume deliberations on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. The jury had considered its verdict for four hours and 39 minutes on Tuesday, December 20, before being sent home by Ms Justice Carmel Stewart. The man has pleaded not guilty and denied three counts of assault causing harm between 2011 and 2015. A charge of breaching a barring order and one count of assault are not being proceeded with. The proceedings were reported on December 20, 2016.