2026-02-23
Rapist who attacked teen weeks after arriving in Ireland cries foul after prosecution threatened to tell jury of past offending
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; He had pleaded not guilty, but the jury rejected his claim that the activity was consensual and Mr Justice Patrick McGrath sentenced him to ten years in prison. Last June, he was jailed for a further six months for failing to notify gardai he was a sex offender within seven days of arriving in Ireland as is required by law.