'Woman began screaming' when alleged rapist asked for kiss, court hears

A Lithuanian man accused of raping a Longford woman in Leitrim told gardaí that she started to "scream, shout and cry" when he asked her if he could kiss her.

The 25-year-old man told gardaí that he was in a car with the complainant and another man who left the vehicle to go to the toilet. He said he then got into the back-seat of the car where the woman was and asked her "maybe we could make love".