"A 32-year-old Wexford man cried tears of relief as a Circuit Court jury unanimously found him not guilty of defilement. The defendant spent three days in the dock facing charges arising from a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old boy. He fully accepted that sex occurred in a hotel toilet but insisted throughout that he believed the teenager was old enough to consent."
"Accused from Wexford fully accepted that sexual intercourse took place but insisted he believed the victim was old enough to consent A 32-year-old Wexford man cried tears of relief as a Circuit Court jury unanimously found him not guilty of defilement. The defendant spent three days in the dock facing charges arising from a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old boy. He fully accepted that sex occurred in a hotel toilet but insisted throughout that he believed the teenager was old enough to consent."
A 32-year-old man from Wexford was unanimously found not guilty of defilement by a Circuit Court jury. The defendant spent three days in the dock facing charges from a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old boy. The accused fully accepted that sexual intercourse occurred, specifying that the encounter took place in a hotel toilet. The accused insisted throughout that he believed the teenager was old enough to consent. The verdict prompted visible relief from the defendant, who cried tears of relief after the unanimous not guilty finding. The case centered on the accused's claimed belief about the complainant's age.
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