Unnamed man pleads not guilty to raping sister-in-law

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A man who cannot be named has pleaded not guilty to six counts of raping and assaulting his sister-in-law at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 21 November 2014. The alleged offences occurred in County Kerry on 20 January 2011, with one alleged rape said to have taken place between Kerry and Limerick. The prosecution alleges that the woman was abducted, blindfolded and raped before being brought to a pub. Garda evidence was expected to address the accused’s arrest and denials, while the trial continued before Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury.

The trial was expected to continue into the following week. The accused cannot be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim.