22/03/2006

Man charged in connection with Enniskillen rape released on bail

A 49-year-old taxi driver has appeared at Fermanagh Magistrates Court, charged with the rape of a teenager in Enniskillen on Monday.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies raping the 17-year-old girl.

The detective leading the case old the court that he believed that he could connect the accused, to the crime.

He also said that under defence cross-examination, the taxi driver had claimed that all sexual contact with the girl was with her consent.

The man was released on bail, on the condition that he resides at an address in Belfast and keeps out of County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, except for legal appointments.

The court also instructed him to surrender his passport and to stop working as a taxi driver until he reappears before the court on April 24.

(EF/SP)

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