State has failed to prove rape complainant did not consent, lawyers for accused say — Donegal

By Declan Brennan and Brion Hoban Lawyers for two men accused of raping a student who was allegedly too drunk to consent have told a jury that the prosecution have failed to prove that the woman did not consent. The complainant was a student at a college in Co Donegal in February 2015 when she says

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Two men accused of raping a college student in County Donegal in February 2015 are on trial at the Central Criminal Court. The defendants, aged 29 and 33 and both non-nationals resident in the county, have pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape. The complainant, now in her twenties, alleges she was too intoxicated to consent following a night out drinking. Defence counsel submitted to the jury that the prosecution…