'Rapist' sent laughing text.A WOMAN yesterday told a court that a man who had sex with her while she slept sent her a text saying he raped her. The 25-year-old woman said the message said: "I raped you, ha ha." She told Dublin's Central Criminal Court she had been intimate "once in 2004" with the accused whom she said was a friend. The 24-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to raping her in a north city suburb on July 3, 2005. The victim said she was attacked after she fell asleep on a couch A couch, loveseat, sofa, settee, lounge, davenport or chesterfield are items of furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person. Compare the joiner's settle, with its separate seat cushions. after a house party She later woke to find the accused on top of her with no trousers Trousers (or pants in Canada, South Africa and the United States, and sometimes called slacks or breeches — often pronounced /bɹɪtʃɪz/ or underwear. The alleged victim claimed she pushed the accused away and ran for help. The hearing continues before Mr Justice Paul Carney Mr Justice Paul Carney is one of the most senior judges of the Irish High Court and the presiding judge of the Central Criminal Court. He is widely regarded as a leading expert on Irish criminal law and has presided over murder and rape trials since his appointment to the High . |
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