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Case No. 30988Rape; sexual assault; false imprisonment; oral rape · Co. Kildare · 27 Dec 2016

Midlands gang rape trial: accused claim victim was very drunk

Four men, aged 22 to 24, are on trial at the Central Criminal Court for raping a then 17-year-old girl 'one after another' at a location in the midlands on 27 December 2016. The first accused told gardaí the victim was 'very drunk' and did not know 'what where how', and all four have pleaded not guilty.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court22 Mar
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe victim was 17 years old at the time of the alleged offences. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe accused were aged between 17 and 19 at the time of the alleged offences. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe first accused told gardaí he did not have sex with the complainant. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe first accused said he touched the complainant's leg, her belly outside her clothes, and her breast when her top was down. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe first accused said he came back from another country because he was sure of his innocence. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe first accused said he deleted messages about the complainant's passport being left behind and blocked her on Facebook. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe complainant was crying on the way back from the location. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe alleged offences occurred at various locations in the midlands. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe alleged events took place on 27 December 2016. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe first accused (22) also faces two counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe second accused (24) also faces two counts of sexual assault, one count of oral rape and one count of false imprisonment. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe third accused (24) also faces an additional count of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe fourth accused (23) also faces three counts of sexual assault. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtAll four accused pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe trial is being heard before Justice Tara Burns and a jury. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Mar2022
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    Midlands gang rape trial hears accused claim that victim was very drunk and didn't know "what, where, how"

    Trial day report: prosecution read out interview memos of the first accused, who claimed the victim was very drunk, that he did not have sex with her, and that he came back from another country because he was sure of his innocence. The trial continues before Justice Tara Burns and a jury.

    victim, 17, femaleaccused, 22, maleaccused, 24, maleaccused, 24, maleaccused, 23, male