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"Arrogant" double rapist fails in appeal
Summary
A man convicted of raping two women at his Sligo apartment has failed in his appeal against conviction at the Court of Appeal. Clement Limen, aged 47, of North Court, Quayside, Sligo town, was found guilty by jury at the Central Criminal Court of the offences committed on 2 June 2014. The trial heard that Limen had invited the women, lifelong friends in their 30s, to his flat following a chance meeting at a nightclub during a bank holiday weekend. Evidence indicated that after consuming drinks prepared by Limen, both women lost consciousness and were subsequently assaulted. Limen denied the charges, claiming consensual contact with one woman and denying contact with the other. Mr Justice Paul Coffey imposed a sentence of seven-and-a-half years in December 2017. Limen's appeal centred on claims regarding the trial judge's rulings on evidence and detention procedures. The Court of Appeal, presided over by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, found no grounds for intervention and dismissed the appeal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Arrogant" double rapist fails in appeal. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- June 2, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 11, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-12-19 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. Mr Justice McCarthy said there was no reason to think the jury would have "fallen into the error of thinking that there was cross corroboration on a 'similar fact' basis." He also rejected a claim that the trial judge erred when he ruled that Limen's arrest was lawful, that he had no constitutional right to a lawyer during interview and that he was fit for interview during his first period of detention.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- The Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
Topics
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