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Retired garda not guilty of raping wife by unanimous verdict
Summary
A jury at the Central Criminal Court acquitted a 60‑year‑old retired Garda of raping his wife in their family home in Leinster in July 2018. The trial lasted five days and the jury, composed of eight men and four women, returned a unanimous not‑guilty verdict after a little over two hours of deliberation. The defendant had been remanded on bail throughout the proceedings. Prosecutor Patrick Gageby SC presented evidence that the couple had married in 2007, that their marriage had become acrimonious and was effectively broken by 2018, with the wife seeking a divorce. The wife alleged that she was subjected to emotional and psychological abuse, while the defendant denied this and claimed he was the victim of abuse. She testified that on the morning of the alleged rape she was lying in bed when the defendant, naked from the waist down, entered the room, claimed to be "furiously horny" and forced himself on her. The unnamed 60-year-old pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Retired garda not guilty of raping wife by unanimous verdict. Charges or matters: raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- July 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-02-22 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: He had been remanded on bail throughout the trial.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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