Court expects verdict in Cork gang rape trial
A verdict is expected in the trial of three men accused of taking part in a gang rape of a woman in Cork.
The three Cork cousins, aged 15, 16 and 19 at the time, are accused of raping the woman after offering her a lift home and driving her down a country lane.
Two of the teenagers told gardaí they had sex with the woman in the back of a van.
During the trial the jury heard evidence that their older cousin had told one of them to “hurry on, give me a lash”.
The three men, now aged 19, 19 and 21, have all pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three charges each, namely the oral rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault of a woman at an unknown location in Cork on Sept 13th, 2009.
One of the men admits stealing the woman's car from outside her home on the night.
All three were facing another rape charge but these were dropped earlier in the trial because of the woman’s evidence.
The jury was sent out yesterday and will resume its deliberations today.
