68-year-old accused convicted of rape and oral rape

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A 68-year-old accused was convicted of two counts of rape and four counts of oral rape at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 7 October 2019. The offences occurred between 1 January 2012 and 18 September 2016. The accused, who cannot be named to protect the woman’s identity, was remanded in continuing custody until 25 October, when his defence team was due to address the court. He had previous convictions for rape in Poland and served a three-year Irish prison sentence for making a threat to kill.