Court quashes Dublin man's gang rape conviction over undisclosed evidence

The now 25-year-old, who was jailed for four years in June 2017, is reserving his position in relation to compensation for a miscarriage of justice. Picture: iStock

The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of a Dublin man accused of taking part in a gang rape after the defence received previously undisclosed information that the complainant had made other sexual allegations in the past.

The Director of Public Prosecutions did not oppose the man's application to have his conviction overturned.