JURY STILL OUT IN GALWAY RAPE TRIAL

Date Published: 27-Feb-2008

The jury in the trial of a Galway man accused of raping a neighbour in his marital home almost 30 years ago hasn't yet returned a verdict at the Central Criminal Court.The jury of six men and six women has been deliberating for almost four hours now and was told by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy that it must return unanimous verdicts on the charges. The 57-year-old accused has pleaded not guilty to two counts of raping the woman on dates in 1972 and 1979, and to one count of indecently assaulting her on a date in 1971. It is day-five of the trial.