2025-03-14
Barred sex offender had only been in Ireland a few days before he raped teenager
Stage: Sentence
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Judge McGrath sentenced Gladstone to ten years in prison and found that there was no reason to consider suspending any portion of this sentence. "I was particularly impressed in the manner in which the young woman gave her evidence and how she and her family approached the case," the judge said of the victim.