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Man appeals conviction for raping two women
Summary
A man convicted of raping two women in Sligo town has launched an appeal against his conviction at the Court of Appeal. Clement Limen, aged 47, of North Court, Quayside, Sligo, was found guilty by jury at the Central Criminal Court of raping two women at his apartment on June 2, 2014, following their meeting at a nightclub during a bank holiday weekend. He was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment in December 2017. The defence contends that prosecuting counsel inadvertently introduced the concept of "system evidence" during closing arguments to the jury, potentially creating prejudicial inferences about corroboration between the complainants' accounts. The prosecution disputes this characterisation, maintaining that the counsel's language carried only ordinary meaning and that matters of corroboration were properly left to the jury's determination. The Court of Appeal, presided over by President Mr Justice George Birmingham, sat with two fellow justices and has reserved judgement on the appeal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man appeals conviction for raping two women. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- June 2, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 11, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-11-14 Publication
Why: The woman said she recalled lying on the examination bed at a hospital the following day and crying her heart out because she had never felt so lonely. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Mr Justice Paul Coffey noted the trauma and anguish caused by Limen's attacks on the women before he imposed a prison sentence of seven-and-a-half years on December 11, 2017.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- The Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- went to the nearest garda station
Topics
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