Unnamed man pleads not guilty to rape charge in Dublin

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A 29-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons pleaded not guilty to one count of rape at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 14 October 2016. The alleged offence occurred at a Dublin apartment in the early hours of 28 September 2008.

A psychiatrist specialising in sleep disorders told the trial that the alleged incident was more likely to have been an episode of sexsomnia, based on the accused’s reported history of parasomnia. She also agreed that the complainant had not initiated or consented to sex. The trial continued before Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury.