The jury is expected to retire today to consider its verdict in the case of a woman who is accused of posting ads that offered sex on a classifieds website on behalf of two unwitting people.
Aishling Madden (34), is accused of putting up posts on behalf of a man and woman on the Gumtree website offering various sexual acts and listing their phone numbers and addresses.
Ms Madden of Monastery Drive, Clondalkin has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four counts of defamation against David Henry and Louise Vivace at her home between June 17th and 20th, 2006.
She also denied a further two counts of publishing material which was grossly offensive, indecent or obscene.
Seán Gillane SC, defending, asked the jury in his closing speech to “consider whether the internet has changed our sense of self right and wrong?”
“I say to the DPP to back off and not to do this to a citizen, in what resembles graffiti on a toilet wall, and this graffiti results in a criminal offence?” said Mr Gillane.