Man acquitted of raping 18-year-old girl when he was a teenager

A man has been acquitted of raping a 18-year-old girl in a Dublin city park when he was a teenager three years ago.

The five-day trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that the defendant and the complainant met in October 2016 when he was aged 16 and she was 18. They began a relationship the next month and had consensual sex a number of times from December to January 2017.