Complainant seen on CCTV footage holding on to accused ‘the way a woman who is affectionate with a man might hold on to his elbow’, asserts defence counsel
Woman agrees with defence counsel that streets were busy, but said she did not alert anyone because she 'couldn’t really focus'. Photograph: Getty ImagesA Spanish tourist who was allegedly raped in Dublin city centre while celebrating New Year’s Eve six years ago has denied she was seen on CCTV footage being “affectionate” with her alleged rapist.
The court has heard the woman had been in town to watch the fireworks that night when she got separated from her friend and came into contact with the accused man outside a shop. She told the court she was trying to find a bar in which to meet her friend and the man walked her through town to a dark area where the alleged rape occurred.
When asked if she held his hand, she replied: “If I did hold his hand, it was just not to fall over.” After she had left the company of the accused man, the court has heard the woman from the couple also left and the complainant asked the second man to help her find a hotel. They went to a B&B and once there, started kissing. The woman told the court she was afraid and the man was “very persistent”. She said they had anal sex, that it was very sore and she persuaded him to stop.
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