A woman who says a man kidnapped and raped her in a five-hour ordeal after a cannabis and alcohol party has exercised her legal right not to tell the jury if she brought "hash" to the house.
She also told the jury on day three of the Central Criminal Court hearing that she had "no recollection" of having what defence counsel Anthony Sammon described as "significant sexual dealings" with another man at the party.
Mr Sammon (with Giollaiosa Ó Lideadha) suggested to her that she had brought "a substantial quantity of cannabis resin" to the house.
Mr Justice Henry Abbott told her she did not have to give possibly incriminating replies concerning possession of illegal drugs and noted that prosecuting counsel, Tom O'Connell (with Garnet Orange), said there was no question of her being charged in relation to smoking "joints" in the house. She said the accused produced "a tin of weed" when she and others arrived with him at the house from a pub and told them all "to help themselves".
She smoked some joints with the others and they drank "medieval mead".
The complainant also told Mr Sammon she had "no recollection" of telling a taxi driver on the way to the Garda station that she was concerned at how she would explain her injuries to her parents. The 45-year-old accused has pleaded not guilty to four charges of rape, aggravated sexual assault, false imprisonment and assault causing harm to her on November 8th, 2003, at his south Louth home.
She agreed with Mr Sammon, in cross-examination, that she and the others smoked joints but denied she was aware of different types of cannabis being consumed. She did not roll any joints and had not consumed any cannabis before going out to the pub where she met the others.
When the complainant delayed in reply to Mr Sammon's question as to what effect cannabis had on her, the judge advised her she could reply to the query.
"I confess that though I come from the John Lennon era, I have never smoked cannabis and am a complete innocent in this matter," she said.