Woman raped by taxi driver says 'safest option' after night out turned out to be 'worst nightmare'

The court heard each young woman separately found themselves in a taxi after a night out socialising and drinking in Dublin city centre, where they were raped by the driver, Raymond Shorten.

A young woman who was raped by a Dublin taxi driver said she was told getting a taxi was the “safest option” after a night out, but instead it turned out to be the “worst nightmare”.

The Central Criminal Court on Monday heard victim impact statements written by the two young women who were raped in separate incidents by Raymond Shorten, 50.