Bagrat Kudzievi

It was widely reported that the Gardaí took oral swabs which indicates oral sex.

I'd agree if she was lying there comatose but she had been engaged in oral sex prior to that and was filmed by bystanders who didn't see any need to intervene.

Yes I'm questioning the validity of a conviction which is one of the strengths of our legal system.

Yes he did carry her but no indication was given that she either resisted this or was too comatose not to consent.

He is being described as a predator but it was reported that it was her who sat down beside him at the bar.

I don't know what the bystanders saw or didn't see - all that was reported is that they videoed it and didn't intervene. Their lack of intervention can be interpreted in different ways. Either is was the 'bystander effect' or there was no indication that the woman was being assaulted.

If you were to see a woman performing oral sex on the street at night outside a bar it would be a reasonable assumption that she is doing it willingly.

I remember the Swedish House Mafia concert where a female was recorded performing oral sex at the concert. I don't believe any case of sexual assault was brought against the male in that instance.

Yes he might have been spared the white knights and the puritanical court.

Maybe the jury have a better handle on this, maybe they don't. Courts and juries can only make decisions on how well the cases are presented to them. I can only go on what's available to me in the papers and on the basis of that he got a raw deal.