Louth rape accused acquitted after trial which made legal history

A Louth man has been acquitted by direction of the judge of orally raping a mentally handicapped woman following a Central Criminal Court trial that made legal history.

Louth rape accused acquitted after trial which made legal history

A Louth man has been acquitted by direction of the judge of orally raping a mentally handicapped woman following a Central Criminal Court trial that made legal history.

For the first time in an Irish court a pre-recorded DVD of a garda interview with a vulnerable complainant was played to a jury in place of evidence from the witness box or via video link.

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