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    McGregor McRetires? No. But let's talk about him anyway.

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    Despite internet chatter, I have no idea if McGregor was even the suspect in the recent "Irish sports star rapes girl" thing but (whether he was or wasn't - and it's entirely possible that he wasn't) it looks like the case won't be moving forward.

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crim...42303?mode=amp

    Progress ‘unlikely’ in investigation of sportsman rape claim

    Alleged victim yet to make formal complaint to gardaí

    Conor Gallagher, Crime Correspondent

    Updated: Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 15:11

    Gardaí investigating the alleged rape of a Dublin woman by a sports personality believe the matter is unlikely to progress.

    The alleged victim has yet to make a statement to gardaí and is unlikely to do so, sources say.

    Earlier this month gardaí in Pearse Street were told by acquaintances of the woman that she was raped by the man in a south Dublin hotel on the night of December 9th or in the early hours of the following morning.

    The alleged victim, a young mother, was taken to a sexual assault treatment unit where she was treated and forensic samples were taken. It is understood she presented in a highly traumatised state with extensive bruising.

    Although she has been in contact with gardaí about the alleged rape, she has not made a formal statement. Sources say, despite forensic evidence taken from the woman, the investigation cannot move forward without her statement.

    The man has made himself available for interview with gardaí but investigators have yet to take him up on this offer.

    Gardaí have also visited the hotel where the alleged attack took place to gather evidence. However the room had been cleaned since the alleged incident by the time they arrived.

    “It comes down to consent. Without a statement of complaint in cases like this he would just say whatever happened was consensual,” a garda close to the case said.

    “Even with a statement it can be an uphill battle [to make an arrest] but that’s the starting point.

    “Forensics only tell you so much. They don’t usually prove there was no consent. That’s what a statement is for.”

    Without a statement from the woman gardaí do not have enough evidence to make an arrest or to send a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

    The garda said the investigation was still open but “at this stage” was unlikely to progress. There was no indication the woman would change her mind about making a statement in the future, although he stressed this might change.

    Doomed anecdotal megathread #2

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    Amazon's efficiency and exemplary customer service override any concerns I might have about their corporate culture. It might be selfish but it's true. There are numerous times when I've gone out to the High Street to make a big purchase, become exacerbated by the experience and gone home and ordered off Amazon.

    General politics discussion thread

    in Off Topic

    Posted · Edited by nfc90210

    Seeing tomorrow's front pages I'm beginning to wonder if Cameron can survive this. I've seen The Mail, The Mirror and The Sun. They all smell blood. A few more days of headlines like this and I don't think Cameron can recover.

     

    I also wonder if Ashcroft has something else coming.

    Boxing Thread

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    I wish Rose well, and I hope this doesn't read as a dismissal as I'm not saying he's bad, but I've always seen him as a very good domestic level fighter who might be able to have some success at European level. I've never seen anything to suggest that he will be able to mix it at world class. He's not a puncher and while he's a good boxer he's never struck me as being good enough to get by on his boxing at the upper levels.

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