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Date set for alleged IRA man's application for more time to appeal teen rape convictions
Summary
Seamus Marley, a 46‑year‑old Belfast native, was sentenced in May 2020 at the Central Criminal Court for raping two teenage boys in County Louth in the early 1990s. He was found guilty on six counts of sexual assault and two counts of rape after a six‑day trial and received concurrent seven‑year and six‑year sentences. Marley had filed for an appeal outside the 28‑day period normally required to lodge an appeal. His counsel, Michael Bowman SC, applied to the Court of Appeal for a date to hear a motion to extend the time for the appeal. The Court of Appeal set 25 June for the hearing, which will last 30 minutes, and the Director of Public Prosecutions will contest the application. The case remains at the appeal stage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Date set for alleged IRA man's application for more time to appeal teen rape convictions. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting and anally raping the two boys in Co Louth on dates in the early 1990s. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- June 25 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-05-26 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: sexually assaulting and anally raping the two boys in Co Louth on dates in the early 1990s (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Passing sentence at the Central Criminal Court in May last year, Mr Justice Paul McDermott said that Belfast native Seamus Marley used his standing in the republican movement, a movement "well capable of clandestine killings", to silence his victims.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Stillorgan Road
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