SEMEN matching the DNA profile of rugby player Stuart Olding was found on the trousers, top and underwear of a woman he is accused of raping, a court has heard.
Mr Olding and fellow Ulster and Ireland player Paddy Jackson both deny raping the woman at the latter’s home in 2016.
Mr Jackson denies a further charge of sexual assault.
Two other men are also on trial on charges connected to the same alleged incident.
On Wednesday at Belfast Crown Court, prosecution barrister Toby Hedworth QC asked a senior forensics officer if the complainant’s jeans had been tested for semen.
The forensics officer confirmed they had, adding: "The DNA matched that of Stuart Olding."
DNA matching Mr Olding’s profile was also found on the woman’s underwear.
When asked about the woman’s top, the officer replied: “DNA from the semen found matched that of Mr Stuart Olding.”
The woman’s blood was also found on the thigh, knee, waistband and crotch area of her jeans, as well as her underwear.
A duvet recovered from Mr Jackson’s house also had visible traces of the woman’s blood.
Medical evidence disputed
Meanwhile, a doctor has questioned medical evidence given at the rape trial.
Dr Janet Hall took issue with the findings of Dr Phillip Lavery, who examined the complainant in the hours after the alleged attack.
Dr Hall, who has not examined the woman in person, was basing her assessment on medical notes and a video recording of Dr Lavery’s examination.
On Tuesday, the court heard Dr Lavery had discovered a 1cm tear in the woman's vaginal wall as well as bruising,
However speaking on Wednesday, Dr Hall said she did not see the injury when she viewed the recording of the examination.
She said: “The video does not show me where the laceration was. It just showed me a pool of blood."
Dr Hall, the first witness called by Mr Jackson’s defence team, also said the recording showed “purple discoloration” but this may have been due to bad lighting in the room.
When questioned by Mr Hedworth QC for the prosecution, Dr Hall said that what was more important was what a doctor could see “with the naked eye”.
When asked by Mr Hedworth QC whether most victims of sexual assault “resist or allow it to happen”, Dr Hall said: “The evidence is overwhelming that it is allowed to happen.”
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