2018-06-20
Man who held victim down has rape conviction upheld on appeal
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: It was alleged that Aherne held the woman down while another man, who pleaded guilty to the offence but who died before he was due to be sentenced, raped her. Sentencing him to ten years imprisonment with the final year suspended, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy said Aherne aided and abetted the commission of the offence and was liable as a principal offender.