Woman may have 'felt raped', says accused

A Louth man accused of sexually attacking two women after offering them lifts home said he wanted to apologise to them for “a drunken mistake”, his trial has heard.

The 27-year-old, who is accused of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another, also told gardaí one of the women might have “felt raped” afterwards but that she had the opportunity to escape.