Man accused of 2003 rape tells court he ‘wouldn’t be able to live with himself’ if he had done it

Paul Quinn in 2003. In August 2022 he looked up ‘how long is DNA kept in database’, the court was told. Photograph: Police Handout

A man accused of a 2003 rape for which an innocent person spent 17 years in jail has told a court he “wouldn’t be able to live with myself” if he had carried out the attack.

Paul Quinn, 51, denies raping the woman, in a case that led to what jurors heard was a “most terrible” miscarriage of justice