Two men have been found not guilty of the alleged rape of two schoolgirls at a house in Carlisle. James Nelson, 35, and Arran Toal, 37, had each denied one charge which alleged the rape of two different girls on January 20 2018. The charges arose out of an alleged.
Jury retires in trial of two men accused of raping two schoolgirls
Carlisle Crown Court
A jury in the trial of two men accused of raping two schoolgirls in the bedroom of a Carlisle house has retired to begin its deliberations.
James Nelson, 35, and 37-year-old Arran Toal, each deny two charges.
Nelson is accused of raping one schoolgirl, while Toal stands accused of raping a different girl. The men also each deny an alternative charge alleging sexual activity with the respective children.
Jurors at Carlisle Crown Court have seen video footage of separate interviews the girls gave to police.
They spoke of being driven by Nelson to Toalâs Harraby home, on the evening of January 20 2018, and are said to have been âquite drunkâ by that stage having been given alcohol.
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Trial: The jury has seen video taped police interviews with with both alleged rape victims A THIRTEEN-year-old girl told a police officer she felt scared as the man accused of raping her took her into a bedroom of a house in Carlisle. The teenager spoke of her fear to an officer interviewing her about events in Harraby on January 20, 2018, saying the man who took her to the room had taken advantage of her while she was drunk and “forced himself” on her. A Carlisle Crown Court jury heard the teenager make the claims in a recorded police interview as she gave her account of what happened when she and her friend were allegedly raped by James Andrew Nelson, 35, and 37-year-old Arran William Toal.