At Belfast Crown Court yesterday, Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were found not guilty on charges of rape.
You might not necessarily be familiar with the case, but back in June 2016, a 19-year-old woman accused both men of rape after an incident at Jackson’s home.
According to a BBC timeline, in the hours after the alleged incident she texted a friend saying 'worse night ever, so I got raped.'
At 2pm and 7pm, she visited two sexual health clinics and the following morning contacted the police for the first time.
Jackson and Olding were cleared on all counts while another player, Blane McIlory, was found not guilty of exposure and Rory Harrison was found not guilty of perverting the course of justice and withholding information. All four men were present the night of the alleged incident.
Under cross-examination, Jackson repeatedly denied he had forced the girl to perform sex acts against her will.
Since the news broke, however, many have taken to social media to show their support for the woman who reported the rape.
The hashtag #Ibelieveher was the number one trending topic in Ireland as people comment in their thousands about how this just another example of women being treated poorly in society.
Those supporters include charities who work with victims of sexual crimes and Labour Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin who said that he, 'and thousands of others, believe her.'
Others mention Ireland's strict abortion laws, whereby if you get pregnant as a result of rape, the country will force you to carry the child to full term.
Many pointed out that the system is broken, and that just because those accused weren't found guilty it doesn't mean the 19-year-old was lying. In reality, it means there was not enough evidence to convict beyond an absence of doubt.
Some people, on the other hand, are balancing the backlash out and considering that the men may not actually have been guilty of the crime.
But overall, many say the outcome of the case highlights the victim-blaming culture that surrounds rape victims and those who accuse men of sexual assault.
As journalist Sarah McInerney points out, is there any other crime in which the alleged victim appears to be the one on trial?
If you live in Ireland have are suffering, who have been raped, you can contact the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre or the Rape Crisis Network.
