Ireland Rugby Star Paddy Jackson Admits Shame After Rape Case Acquittal

An Ireland rugby player last week acquitted of rape has said he is ashamed that his accuser left his home distressed, and has apologised for engaging in “degrading and offensive” WhatsApp chats.Paddy Jackson, 26, and his Ireland and Ulster teammate Stuart Olding, 25, were unanimously acquitted at Belfast Crown Court of raping the woman at a party at his south Belfast home in June 2016.Jackson was also found not guilty of sexual assault in a case that led to an outpouring of onli