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'Evil' rapist McGee has more conditions attached to release

Date
2021-04-26

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Barry McGee, aged 38, was convicted of raping and threatening to kill two Australian women in 2002. He was sentenced in 2003 to 17 years' imprisonment, with the last two years suspended, and ordered to be supervised by the Probation Service for 10 years after release. In 2017, a Probation Officer applied for three additional conditions: participation in risk assessment, notification of overseas travel two weeks in advance, and compliance with all lawful directions. The court, hearing the application in 2023, found the conditions necessary and imposed them, warning that non‑compliance could lead to a summary conviction and up to 12 months' imprisonment or a fine. The supervision period is set to expire in October 2023. The case details the 2002 assault, the subsequent arrest, and the court's sentencing hearing. Barry McGee pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Evil' rapist McGee has more conditions attached to release. Charges or matters: three counts each of rape and oral rape, one count of attempted rape, two counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of threatening to kill, and two counts of false imprisonment of the victims at an address in Dublin on May 5, 2002. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 5, 2002 Incident
February 2003 Incident
September 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
May 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
October 2023 Other
2021-04-26 Publication

Why: McGee, however, declined their offer and said he could not let them go because if he did that, he would have to kill them. CNI source report

Case subjects

Barry McGee

Convicted Person

Charges: three counts each of rape and oral rape, one count of attempted rape, two counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of threatening to kill, and two counts of false imprisonment of the victims at an address in Dublin on May 5, 2002 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Following a sentencing hearing in February 2003, Mr Justice Paul Carney sentenced McGee to 17 years' imprisonment with the final two years suspended unconditionally. Justice Paul McDermott said the application is made in the context of "the extremely serious offences" which gave rise to the originally imposed sentence.