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Covid travel concerns adjourn rape sentencing
Summary
The sentencing of a 25‑year‑old man convicted of raping his best friend's sister while she slept has been postponed due to Covid‑19 travel concerns. The conviction, obtained last September at the Central Criminal Court in Cork, followed a trial where the defendant pleaded not guilty to a single rape charge at a place in Co Kerry on 10 June 2018. The sentence hearing was scheduled for today before Justice Mary Rose Gearty in the Criminal Courts of Justice building in Dublin. Prosecutor Vincent Heneghan informed the judge that the complainant, aged about 20, wished to attend but was uneasy about travelling during the pandemic lockdown. He requested an adjournment, which the defence accepted. The judge set the new hearing for 25 March.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Covid travel concerns adjourn rape sentencing. Charges or matters: the single charge of rape at a place in Co Kerry on June 10, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- June 10, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 25 Adjournment
- 2021-01-20 Publication
Why: The sentencing of a man convicted of raping his best friend's sister as she slept has been adjourned because of concerns around travel during the lockdown. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the single charge of rape at a place in Co Kerry on June 10, 2018 (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A sentence hearing was due to take place today before Justice Mary Rose Gearty, sitting in the Criminal Courts of Justice building in Dublin.; The sentencing of a man convicted of raping his best friend's sister as she slept has been adjourned because of concerns around travel during the lockdown.
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