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Man jailed for raping wife while daughter was upstairs
Summary
A man from County Mayo has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court for the anal rape of his wife on two occasions in a single night in December 2015. The 39-year-old was found guilty by jury of two counts of anal rape after a trial in May 2018. He was acquitted of four further rape charges relating to earlier dates in 2015. During sentencing, Mr Justice Michael White described the offences as most serious, noting aggravating factors including the nature of the assault, aggression involved, and degradation of the victim. The judge acknowledged the man's lack of previous convictions and medical conditions but noted the absence of a guilty plea. The victim provided an impact statement detailing the psychological consequences she had endured. The sentence was backdated to May 2018 when the man entered custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man jailed for raping wife while daughter was upstairs. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Acquitted
When:
- December 18, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-07-20 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted; A Co Mayo resident convicted of anally raping his wife twice in one night has been jailed for nine years. He imposed nine years imprisonment backdated to when the man went into custody last May.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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