32-year-old man jailed for rape and false imprisonment

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The 32-year-old man was jailed for 12 years for rape and false imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court on 24 February 2020. The offences occurred at his former partner’s home in Westmeath, where he also imprisoned her three-year-old child and threatened to burn down the house.

He was convicted of rape after a jury trial and convicted of false imprisonment, threats and related offences. Mr Justice White described the offending as being of the utmost seriousness, with continuing harassment of the woman treated as an aggravating factor.