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

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…