Woman ‘bit man’s penis and fled’

A woman in a rape trial has told the Central Criminal Court that she bit her alleged attacker’s penis as hard as she could before running away.

The Longford woman was giving evidence in the trial of a 25-year-old Lithuanian man accused of raping her at Leitrim Lake on April 8, 2007.

The accused told gardai that he was in a car with the complainant and a man who left the vehicle to go to the toilet. He said he then got into the back-seat of the car where the woman was and said, maybe we could make love”.

He said she told him she was not a prostitute and started to “scream, shout and cry” when he asked if he could kiss her.

He denied that he forced himself on her.

The complainant, who’s in her 20’s said in evidence that she was not aware of being penetrated by the accused during the alleged attack.

She told the court he got her trousers “half-off” and partially undressed himself.

He pressed his penis against her but she was not aware of any penetration, she said.

She said she thought the only way to get out of the car was past him so she pretended to give him oral sex and then bit his penis as hard as she could.

The court was told that, when interviewed by gardai, the accused was asked if he had marks on his penis.

He said he did but claimed that they were present before he met the complainant.

Asked if he had an explanation for the marks he replied” “I do, but not at the moment,” He told gardai that when the complainant first became upset, he tried to calm her down but she bit his arm and scratched his head.

The man whose wife had a baby nine days before the alleged incident and who claimed to have another lover has pleaded not guilty rape and sexual assault.

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