A 36-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman he met via the Tinder dating app.
The court heard the assault happened after he drove her to a secluded part of the UCD campus on 23 July 2014.
The woman told the court she had come to Ireland to learn English and began using Tinder to try to meet people as a way to start speaking English.
She described how the man had turned into a "monster" in the car and had assaulted her, before driving off when she managed to escape from the car.
The man told gardaí he had been expecting to have sex with the woman.
He said he had tried to kiss her but had stopped immediately when it became clear she did not want to kiss him.
He said she freaked out and became hysterical. He denied that he had tried to force himself on her.
Prosecuting lawyers told the jurors there was no reason for the woman in this case to lie.
Senior Counsel Paul Burns said they might feel the woman was naive, foolish and awfully stupid but that did not give anyone the right to attack her.
He said it was highly unlikely that a woman would travel here, three years after the events in question to mislead or make false allegations.
He asked why someone would subject themselves to what she had undergone in the courtroom, unless she was telling the truth.
Mr Burns said there was also other evidence capable of supporting the woman's version of events, such as the evidence from the woman the complainant met immediately after the event who described her being in a very distressed state, as well as medical evidence.
Mr Burns said at no stage had the woman indicated she was interested in having sex.
He added that despite a lengthy and gruelling cross-examination, her core testimony had not been shaken.
He said the woman was attacked in the car and thought she was going to be raped.
The man will be sentenced on 15 December.
