OUTRAGE AFTER LACY UNDERWEAR CITED AS CONSENT IN TRIAL

Hundreds of protesters marched through Irish cities after a lawyer argued that an alleged rape victim’s choice of underwear meant the teenage girl had consented to sex. The demonstrations in Dublin, Cork and Limerick followed the acquittal of a 27-year-old man after his lawyer told jurors that the teen complainant “was wearing a thong with a lace front.” The case sparked fury, with thousands of women sharing images of their underwear on Twitter and the hashtag #thisisnotconsent in the aftermath of the verdict.