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Judge says rape case "troubled him deeply"

Summary

A 31‑year‑old man was jailed for three and a half years for raping a woman he was dating. The Central Criminal Court heard that the woman had told him she was not interested in sex without a condom, but he penetrated her after she told him he was raping her. In her victim impact statement she said the rape had "destroyed her spirit" and that she slept with a knife under her pillow for a time afterwards, describing the event as having "effected every branch of my life in a profound way". The man, whose identity is withheld to protect the woman, was convicted by a jury of raping her at her Dublin apartment on 23 November 2014. Mr Justice Paul Butler, who has dealt with rape cases for 18 years, said the case fell into one of the lowest categories he had seen, noting that the only clear rule was no unprotected sex, which was ignored.

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What: Report matter: Judge says rape case "troubled him deeply". Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

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• November 23, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2018-03-12 Publication

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