Man sues State over spending year in custody after being wrongly accused of rape

Man was not prosecuted for alleged rape in February 2009 after it emerged complainant had made a previous fabricated rape claim against another male in 2007

In his action, man seeks damages for alleged malicious prosecution, breach of his constitutional rights, false imprisonment, negligence, and conscious abuse of statutory powers. Picture: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A man who claims he spent over a year in prison after being wrongly accused of raping a woman who had previously fabricated a similar claim against another man, has sued the State.

The woman accused the man at the centre of the action of raping her following a party they, and others, had attended in February 2009.