Asked if he was guilty of rape, McIlvenna firmly r

Asked if he was guilty of rape, McIlvenna firmly replied: ‘Absolutely not.

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McIlvenna said he had freely discussed the incident with another officer when they went out together in the West End over the following weekend.

He said he was horrified when colleagues turned up at the Roadhouse to arrest him exactly a week after he had met the single mother there.

‘If it had been anything less I would have thought it was an joke,’ said smartly dressed McIlvenna, clasping his hands together in the witness box.

‘It was quite a serious matter.

Disbelief, I think is the best description.

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McIlvenna said he was aware he might have ‘humiliated’ the alleged victim by leaving the scene shortly after they had sex.

‘She wanted to stay there and continue to have sex.

Bearing in mind it was the early hours of the morning and the car alarm had gone off it was only a matter of time before someone came out of the flats.

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He said he did not think it was ‘prudent’ to stay in the area.

‘I told her we could go somewhere else or make arrangements,’ he said.

According to McIlvenna the woman said either: ‘Why don’t you just f*** off’ or ‘Are you just going to f*** off.

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He insisted he saw no signs of drunkness in the woman and said he would not have bought her two cocktails in the club if she was unsteady on her feet.

The trial continues.

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