Former under 20 international accused, along with two co-defendants, of gang raping woman in Bordeaux after rugby match in March 2017
The rape trial of former rugby player Denis Coulson has been adjourned because the 30-year-old has been unable to travel to Bordeaux due to injuries sustained in a car crash in Dublin last week.
Rory Grice, wearing the brown jacket, who is also accused of rape arriving to court with his lawyer. Photograph: Sharon Gaffney Coulson, Jammes and Grice, who played rugby with Grenoble at the time of the incident, are accused of raping a then 20-year-old woman in a hotel room in Mérignac, a suburb of Bordeaux, after their team lost a Top 14 championship match there on March 11th, 2017. If convicted, they face a prison sentence of up to 20 years. The players on trial for failing to prevent a crime face a potential sentence of five years.
Ten days later, the accused were first questioned by police. Further interviews took place on April 11th.
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