Three men face rape trial ending in jury disagreement

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Three men accused of rape were left without verdicts at the Central Criminal Court on 5 April 2023, after jurors disagreed on all eight counts.

The charges concerned alleged offences at a hotel car park in Leinster on 20 December 2017. Each defendant had pleaded not guilty; the jury’s disagreement was not a finding on the allegations. The case was adjourned for mention to 28 April.