Woman denies claiming rape in embarrassment

A woman has denied making an allegation of rape because she was being mocked by her friends, a trial has heard.

The woman was allegedly raped by an acquaintance in an alley during a night out. She needed to go to hospital later that night with severe bleeding, the court heard.

The accused has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to rape of the then 18-year-old in a Donegal town in July 2012.