Westmeath man denies rape charge at Central Criminal Court

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A Westmeath man denied rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 24 July 2020.

The trial concerned an alleged rape at the man's home on 1 January 2017, which he said involved consensual sexual activity.

Evidence included his account that he stopped when the woman asked, while she told gardaí she had been attacked and raped.

The trial was continuing before Mr Justice Paul McDermott and a jury.