Text exchanges between the four men acquitted on Wednesday were one of the key features of the prosecution case in the Belfast rape trial. The four men, Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison, were acquitted of all charges following less than four hours of jury deliberations. The incident at the centre of the case took place at a party in Jackson’s house in the early hours of June 28th, 2016. Other text exchanges involving the complainant, then a 19-year-old student, were also heard in court. Here is a selection of the messages sent between June 28th and June 30th, 2016.

Source: The Irish Times March 29, 2018 12:45 UTC