Ireland Woman denies inviting four men upstairs for sex at Dublin trial
Four men with addresses in Dublin are alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a 24-year-old woman at her home between 8 and 9 December 2018. The woman says she invited the first accused, aged 25, to her home and that he arrived with three other men she was not expecting. All four men, aged 25, 25, 23 and 24, pleaded not guilty to charges including rape, oral rape and sexual assault. As of 16 October 2023 the trial was continuing before Mr Justice David Keane and a jury, and the woman had denied a defence suggestion that she invited the men upstairs because she had agreed to have sex with them.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Four men are alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a woman aged 24.
- The woman said she invited the first accused to her home because her mother and sister were not home and she was afraid to be on her own.
- The woman said the first accused arrived with three other men whom she was not expecting.
- Where
- The alleged offences took place at the woman's home in County Dublin.
- When
- The alleged offences took place between 8 and 9 December 2018.
- Charges
- The first accused, aged 25, pleaded not guilty to oral rape and sexual assault.
- The second accused, aged 25, pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault.
- The third accused, aged 23, pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, one oral rape and a sexual assault.
- The fourth accused, aged 24, pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and a sexual assault.
- In court
- The woman denied a suggestion that she invited the men upstairs because she had agreed to have sex with them.
- The trial is continuing before Mr Justice David Keane and a jury of six men and six women.
- Other details
- Reporting restrictions apply to the identity of all participants in the trial.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatFour men are alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a woman. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman said she had invited the first accused to her home because her mother and sister were not home and she was afraid to be on her own. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman said the first accused arrived with three other men, whom she was not expecting. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe alleged offences took place at the woman's home. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe alleged offences took place between 8 and 9 December 2018. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe first accused pleaded not guilty to oral rape and sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe second accused pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe third accused pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, one oral rape and a sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe fourth accused pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and a sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe woman refused to accept a suggestion that she had invited the men upstairs because she had agreed to have sex with them. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial is continuing before Mr Justice David Keane and a jury of six men and six women. (irishtimes.com)
- otherReporting restrictions apply to the identity of all participants in the trial. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Oct2023Woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by four men denies inviting them upstairs for sex
Court report on the trial: the four accused's ages and pleas, the woman's evidence that she invited the first accused to her home, and her cross-examination by the defence.
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