Teenage boy acquitted of rape at Central Criminal Court

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A teenage boy was acquitted of rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 10 December 2020. The alleged incident occurred in a public park in south Dublin.

After an eight-day trial, the jury returned not-guilty verdicts on both rape and sexual assault charges. The jury deliberated for just under four hours before returning the verdicts.