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Rapist husband has jail sentence increased despite wife's plea for clemency
Summary
In 2015 a 38‑year‑old man raped his wife at their Dublin home. He was convicted at the Central Criminal Court and originally sentenced to five years' imprisonment with two years suspended. The Court of Appeal found the sentence too lenient and increased it to seven‑and‑a‑half years with two years suspended. The judge noted the offence was aggravated by a breach of trust and the victim's fear and humiliation. The wife had pleaded for clemency, arguing that imprisonment would add to her suffering, but the Court of Appeal considered the crime an attack on society and set the headline sentence at seven‑and‑a‑half years, suspending the final two years as before. The decision was delivered by Justice Isobel Kennedy, Justice George Birmingham and Justice John Edwards.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rapist husband has jail sentence increased despite wife's plea for clemency. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- August 30, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-10-15 Publication
Why: He said she "regretted" making the complaint only because she didn't realise what the consequences would be. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; A man jailed for raping his wife after she asked a judge not to send him to prison has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal. He submitted that the sentencing judge could have imposed a wholly suspended sentence on strict conditions to "avoid any repetition" of the offences. "Some people might say" the woman's plea for clemency was "foolish" but it was in the case.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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