Young man acquitted of raping teenage friend while she slept at Kerry party

Both the defendant and the complainant were 18 years old at the time of the alleged rape

Seven women and five men of the jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork reached a unanimous verdict of not guilty on the single count of rape on November 25, 2017, when both defendant and complainant were 18 years old.

A young man accused of raping his friend when she was sleeping in a bed at a house party for teenagers in Kerry said she was the one who came on to him and that they had consensual sex after which they cuddled and laughed.

He was found not guilty.