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Case No. 17853Rape · Co. Dublin · 9 Mar 2024

Man charged over alleged rape outside Dublin pub

On 9 March 2024, a woman in her 30s alleges that a man raped her outside a pub in Dublin after she rejected his advances. She says he held her head to the ground by her hair, covered her mouth with his hand and bashed her head against a wall. Witnesses who did not know her saw the incident and two of them intervened to help her, and the man was later arrested by gardaí. By 20 March 2024 the man had been charged by gardaí, and no court date has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged20 Mar
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The woman alleges the man made advances towards her outside a pub and continued to force himself on her.
  • The woman says he held her head to the ground by her hair after she lost her footing, and bashed her head against a wall when she rejected his advances.
  • The woman says he held his hand over her mouth and removed her trousers and underwear.
Where
The alleged rape took place outside a pub in Dublin.
When
The woman says the incident happened on 9 March 2024.
Investigation
  • The man was seen running away from the scene while adjusting his trousers and fled after the alleged rape.
  • Three witnesses who did not know the victim saw the incident, and two of them intervened to help her.
  • The man was later arrested by gardaí.
Charges
The man was charged by gardaí.
Other details
  • The man had been in the state for about a week at the time of the alleged incident, according to the key facts, while the headline says he came to Ireland only days before.
  • A Detective Garda described the alleged crime as a brazen assault that took place in a public place.
In court
The article reporting the charge gives no court date.
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman alleges the man made advances towards her outside a pub and continued to force himself on her. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe woman says the man held her head to the ground by her hair after she lost her footing. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe woman says the man held his hand over her mouth. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe woman says the man bashed her head against a wall when she rejected his advances. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe woman says the man removed her trousers and underwear. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe alleged rape took place outside a pub in Dublin. (gript.ie)
  • whenThe woman says the incident happened on 9 March. (gript.ie)
  • investigationThe man was seen running away from the scene while adjusting his trousers. (gript.ie)
  • investigationThe man was later arrested by gardaí. (gript.ie)
  • chargeThe man was charged by gardaí. (gript.ie)
  • otherThe man had been in the state for about a week at the time of the alleged incident. (gript.ie)
  • otherThe man fled the scene after the alleged rape. (gript.ie)
  • otherThree witnesses who did not know the victim saw the incident, and two of them intervened to help her. (gript.ie)
  • otherA Detective Garda described the alleged crime as a brazen assault that took place in a public place. (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Mar2024
    Chargedgript.ie, first report
    Woman allegedly raped by man who came to Ireland only days before - Gript

    Reports the woman's allegations and that the man was arrested and charged by gardaí. The article gives no court date.

    victim, 30s, femaleaccused, male