National court archive · 2026-03-25
Child rapist fails to convince appeal court that jury disagreement made conviction perverse
At a glance
- Crime
- sexual assault
- People
- Sean Kinneavy, Mr Justice Brian O’Moore, Mr Justice David Keane
- Locations
- Bother Bui, Carraroe, Co Galway, Co Dublin, Dublin, Galway
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Outcome
- dismissing a conviction appeal
Summary
The Court of Appeal dismissed Sean Kinneavy’s conviction appeal, rejecting his argument that a jury’s disagreement on two sexual-assault counts made its convictions on 47 other counts and two rape counts perverse. Kinneavy maintains his innocence; he was previously sentenced to nine years for rape offences and a concurrent eight years for sexual assaults.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie