Clareman Not Guilty Of Rape

A 23 year old Clare man has been found Not Guilty of the rape of a teenage girl in 2009.

The local man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, had denied the charge relation to an alleged incident involving a 16 year old transition year student at her home.

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The trial took place before the Central Criminal Court, sitting at the Courthouse in Ennis, and the jury took just under two hours to return a unanimous "Not Guilty verdict last evening.