In The Courts

[glasagusban]

It sounds like she’d be in living in better conditions in jail anyway.

[myboyblue]

@dodgy_keeper

@Juhniallio

I think he’ll be done. Length of time it went on, his position of power within the relationship, her knowledge of the inside of his gaff. ‘I didnt know…’ isn’t an angle I’d like to be relying on when the jury goes to consider…

Oh yeah, his behaviour was clearly very shady but I just think (going by the admittedly small bits of this trial I’ve heard) there’s enough doubt to get him off.

Unfortunate choice of words

[artfoley]

@TreatyStones

The fact she was able to give a detailed description of the back stairwell in his workplace, where one of the offences is alleged to have taken place will work in her favour. He said he never brought her there.

he aid that it would have been noticed if that happenedc in that workplace. a workplace that famously didnt notice its top star snorting himself to death on coke

[Juhniallio]

@artfoley

@Juhniallio

I didnt know…’ isn’t an angle I’d like to be relying on when the jury goes to consider…

he does have a defence of reasonable mistake in that regard, i suppose it depends on how young she looked at the time

Much more believable if it was a once off in a nightclub maybe… he was obviously seeing her regularly.

[binkybarnes]

@Iggy

‘Persistent’ animal abuse granny (89) becomes Ireland’s oldest female prisoner

That’s Laois for you.

[mikehunt]

She seemingly said there were texts between them where he knew she was underage. She said she didn’t have the phone now. He handed in all his phones. Only one couldn’t be accessed. Obviously only one piece of evidence but…

[myboyblue]

@binkybarnes

@Iggy

‘Persistent’ animal abuse granny (89) becomes Ireland’s oldest female prisoner

That’s Laois for you.

Sorry mate, we house enough of ye in both prisons, they cant all be dubs.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

This seemed a particularly nefarious affair

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1019/1411822-case-collapses/

[Corksfinedtboy]

9 phones and only 1 Mickey

[Mac]

@TheUlteriorMotive

This seemed a particularly nefarious affair

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1019/1411822-case-collapses/

That doesn’t do a lot for the women who might have a fear of coming forward after being raped

[Chucks_Nwoko]

Why the fuck wasn’t she allowed to give evidence via video link?

[Loko_Cove]

Found not guilty.

[dodgy_keeper]

@dodgy_keeper

Going by the small snippets I’ve seen of this case I can’t see how he’ll be convicted.

It boils down to his word v hers. She says she was at his house, he denies it. She says he knew she was underage, he denies it.

Commentator’s eye.

Not guilty.

Wonder can he resume his career now in the public eye? Jackson and Olding were forced to flee abroad to work again, even after not guilty verdicts.

[Loko_Cove]

Back to Australia I’d say. He was the voiceover for Love Island over there.

[artfoley]

@Loko_Cove

Found not guilty.

im genuinely surprised at that. when the jury came back to the judge asking for a majority verdict, i thought he was goosed. id say hes finished here anyway. hell have to seek pastures new

[glasagusban]

This is shocking. I haven’t seen in any report the reason why she wasn’t allowed give evidence by video link. It seems an appalling decision.

I genuinely hope vigilante justice finds those four men and they are left with lifelong injuries.

[flattythehurdler]

If they were actually guilty.

[Iggy]

I imagine he’s done here and in the UK anyway.

[habanerocat]

Who is he, now that he’s innocent?

[Ambrose_McNulty]

If they’re foreign nationals he’ll pivot again.