Two on trial for rape after concert

Two men have gone on trial, accused of the rape and false imprisonment of a woman following a ‘VIP party’ after a concert by American musician Jason Derulo.

The men, aged 35 and 44, deny the offences, which are alleged to have occurred in a vehicle, at an unknown location in Cork city, on June 27, 2014.

The 35-year-old pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to rape, oral rape, sexual assault, and false imprisonment of the then 19-year-old woman. The 44-year-old has pleaded not guilty to anal rape and false imprisonment of the woman on the same occasion. The accused cannot be identified, for legal reasons. The court heard that Mr Derulo is not charged with any offence in relation to these events.