Man’s rape trial collapsed after newspaper report

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A man’s rape trial collapsed at the Central Criminal Court on 26 November 2018 after the judge discharged the jury.

The case concerned an alleged rape in Dublin. The jury began deliberating on 23 November and was due to resume on 26 November, which would have been the sixth day of the trial.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott said newspaper coverage had juxtaposed opinion about rape trials with facts from the ongoing case.

He said the coverage threatened the integrity of the trial process and directed that the case be listed for a later date.