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Man convicted of raping two prostitutes

Summary

Gheorghe Goidan, 46, was convicted of raping two Czech women who were working as prostitutes in Ireland. He had contacted them through the website "escortsireland.ie" and met each separately in hotel rooms. In each encounter he pulled a knife, threatened the women, and then sexually assaulted and raped them. Goidan had previously pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault at a hotel in Portlaoise on 7 September 2017, and had denied rape, oral rape and anal rape of a second woman at the Maldron Hotel in Galway on the same day. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found him guilty on all counts, including robbery. The trial revealed that the women had not known one another and had booked themselves into the hotel rooms via the website. Goidan's actions were traced through CCTV footage and the vehicle he used was linked to him.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man convicted of raping two prostitutes. Charges or matters: rape and sexual assault at a hotel in Portlaoise on September 7, 2017; counts of robbing the two women. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 7, 2017 Incident
• July 15, 2019 Adjournment
• 2019-05-10 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime

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