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Man cleared of 'bible quote' rape | Man cleared of 'bible quote' rape |
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Charges against a man accused of raping a mother-of-two while quoting verses from the bible have been found not proven at the High Court in Glasgow. | Charges against a man accused of raping a mother-of-two while quoting verses from the bible have been found not proven at the High Court in Glasgow. |
Cornelius Buckley was alleged to have attacked the woman in his student flat in Glasgow in January last year. | Cornelius Buckley was alleged to have attacked the woman in his student flat in Glasgow in January last year. |
The 24-year-old, from the Republic of Ireland, denied raping the woman and claimed they had consensual sex. | The 24-year-old, from the Republic of Ireland, denied raping the woman and claimed they had consensual sex. |
He walked free from court following a four-day trial after a jury acquitted him of the charges. | |
The prosecution alleged that the Strathclyde University engineering student had ripped the woman's clothes off, held her down on a bed, and threatened her with violence. | The prosecution alleged that the Strathclyde University engineering student had ripped the woman's clothes off, held her down on a bed, and threatened her with violence. |
Mr Buckley denied raping the woman and claimed that they had consensual sex and then went to sleep in each others arms. | Mr Buckley denied raping the woman and claimed that they had consensual sex and then went to sleep in each others arms. |
He also denied quoting verses from the Bible and claimed that he thought the woman was "weird," and had tried to talk to him about British kings and queens. | He also denied quoting verses from the Bible and claimed that he thought the woman was "weird," and had tried to talk to him about British kings and queens. |
She said he had thrown her on the bed and ripped her clothing off. She said he was quoting bits from the Bible John CassidyTaxi driver | She said he had thrown her on the bed and ripped her clothing off. She said he was quoting bits from the Bible John CassidyTaxi driver |
When asked why the woman had run out into the road barefoot and wearing only a T-shirt, then flagged down a passing car and claimed she had been attacked, he replied: "It could have been a number of reasons, but it wasn't me. | When asked why the woman had run out into the road barefoot and wearing only a T-shirt, then flagged down a passing car and claimed she had been attacked, he replied: "It could have been a number of reasons, but it wasn't me. |
"If I had known she was stressed in any way I'd have done something if I had known this person was in distress." | "If I had known she was stressed in any way I'd have done something if I had known this person was in distress." |
Taxi driver John Cassidy, 40, told the court he had been flagged down by the woman at 0500 BST on 6 January 2008. | Taxi driver John Cassidy, 40, told the court he had been flagged down by the woman at 0500 BST on 6 January 2008. |
He told prosecutor Ashley Edwards: "She was crying, she was frantic and shaking. | He told prosecutor Ashley Edwards: "She was crying, she was frantic and shaking. |
"She started saying: 'He's going to kill me, he's going to kill me.'" | "She started saying: 'He's going to kill me, he's going to kill me.'" |
Shared taxi | Shared taxi |
"She said she had been attacked. She said he had thrown her on the bed and ripped her clothing off. She said he was quoting bits from the Bible." | "She said she had been attacked. She said he had thrown her on the bed and ripped her clothing off. She said he was quoting bits from the Bible." |
The mum-of-two met Mr Buckley, who called himself Connor, as she walked from Play nightclub in Glasgow towards a taxi rank near to Queen Street station and they had shared a taxi. | The mum-of-two met Mr Buckley, who called himself Connor, as she walked from Play nightclub in Glasgow towards a taxi rank near to Queen Street station and they had shared a taxi. |
She said she went up to his flat when the taxi driver refused to take her to her home on the outskirts of Glasgow. | She said she went up to his flat when the taxi driver refused to take her to her home on the outskirts of Glasgow. |
She said Mr Buckley said he would phone her a taxi from there. | She said Mr Buckley said he would phone her a taxi from there. |
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