Consensual sexual contact “not a blank cheque” to force sex on someone, trial jury told — Carney

Consensual sexual contact with someone was “not a blank cheque” to force sex on them, the jury in a rape trial has been told. The trial of the 22-year-old Donegal man has reached its closing stages, with the jury hearing speeches from the prosecution and defence counsel. The accused has pleaded not

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A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been told that prior consensual sexual contact does not permit subsequent forced intercourse. The trial concerns a 22-year-old Donegal man charged with rape alleged to have occurred in an alleyway in Donegal Town in July 2012. The accused has pleaded not guilty. Prosecution counsel submitted that prior agreement to sexual contact did not constitute permission for further acts…