20-year-old man's rape appeal heard as judgment reserved

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The unnamed 20-year-old man had his rape sentence appeals heard at the Court of Appeal on 21 February 2019, after receiving five years with two suspended. The rape occurred at a house in County Wexford on 24 July 2014, when he was 16.

He had been convicted by a jury after pleading not guilty, and was sentenced by the Central Criminal Court on 23 October 2017. The sentence appeal argued that the three-year custodial term was too long, while the Director of Public Prosecutions argued it was too lenient.

The teenager withdrew his appeal against conviction, while the Court of Appeal reserved judgment on the sentence appeals. His details cannot be published to protect the victim’s identity.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.