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"Tell your sis she dead": rapist who threatened victim through Facebook is jailed

Date
2019-05-27

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

A 26‑year‑old man was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for raping a 19‑year‑old woman in County Limerick in November 2015. He pleaded guilty to one count of rape, intimidation of a witness and an attempt to pervert the court. The victim had been invited to the defendant's house under the pretense of a party; when she arrived alone, he raped her. Two weeks later, the defendant sent a series of threatening Facebook messages from a fake profile to the victim's sister, urging her to drop the charges. The messages included threats such as "Tell your sis she dead" and "You'll be getting killed." The victim's impact statement described lasting fear, loss of trust and sleeplessness. The judge noted the defendant's low IQ and early guilty plea as mitigating factors, but considered the intimidation an aggravating factor. The sentence was imposed with conditions preventing contact with the victim or her family.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "Tell your sis she dead": rapist who threatened victim through Facebook is jailed. Charges or matters: one count of raping the then 19-year-old woman in November 2015 at a place in County Limerick. Procedural stage: sentence

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