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Man raped previous partner after forcing entry to house
Summary
In a 2017 case, a 27‑year‑old man was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for raping a 54‑year‑old woman outside her home in County Galway. The man had forced entry to the house in the middle of the night, breaking a lock on an access door, and the victim, who was an alcoholic, had met him while drinking. She testified that she had been sober for several weeks before the offence but resumed drinking afterwards. The court noted that the victim and her daughter were present, with the daughter seeking safety and calling the Gardaí. The accused was acquitted of burglary.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man raped previous partner after forcing entry to house. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Acquitted
When:
- July 2014 Incident
- May 2016 Incident
- 2017-01-30 Publication
Why: Mr Justice Paul Coffey at the Central Criminal Court said it was an "arrogant and outrageous assumption" by the accused that because he had previously had sex with the woman he was entitled to enter her house at any time of day or night to have sex. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted; A man who raped a previous sexual partner after forcing access to her home in the middle of the night has been jailed for ten years. He imposed a ten-year sentence and backdated it to May 2016 to reflect the time the man has spent in custody.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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