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Man admitted to victim he raped her while she slept in recorded café confession
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. STV News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 23 Oct 2026, 09:42 UTC. The headline in use is “Man admitted to victim he raped her while she slept in recorded café confession”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
David Smyth told the horrified woman 'you couldn't say no in the state you were in', in a recorded confession played to jurors
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Story timeline
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- First reported by STV News
Man admitted to victim he raped her while she slept in recorded café confession
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- STV News