2022-01-25
12-year sentence for double rape of schoolgirl 'very severe', lawyers argue
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: However, he was convicted of both counts by a jury at the Central Criminal Court following a trial in April 2019 and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment with the final two years suspended by Ms Justice Tara Burns. O'Mara has launched an appeal against the length of his sentence after previously losing a bid to have the conviction quashed.