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Gang rape trial: jury convicts three men of rape, while one guilty of sex assault
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court trial, a jury convicted four men of multiple sexual assaults during a gang rape of a 17‑year‑old girl on 27 December 2016. The girl was taken in a car by five men after she was separated from friends. While traveling, she was repeatedly groped and molested. The car was parked at a remote spot where two men raped her consecutively, then the car returned to town and was parked again. The girl attempted to leave; two men prevented her, one raped her again, and another orally raped her. After nine hours of deliberation, the jury found Marcos Vinicius De Silva Umbelino (22), Eduardo Dias Ferreira Filho (24), Gabriel Gomes Da Rocha (24) and Ethan Nikolaou (23) guilty of various charges, including rape and sexual assault. A fifth man, Conor Byrne (24), pleaded guilty to rape. All verdicts were unanimous.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Gang rape trial: jury convicts three men of rape, while one guilty of sex assault. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting the woman by groping and molesting her on the journey; sexually assaulting her on the initial journey; orally raping the girl at the car-park; sexually assaulting the girl on the car journey out of town; sexually assaulting the girl on the journey and of sexually assaulting her at the remote location; raping the girl on the night. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Convicted
When:
- December 27 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2018 Other
- May 30 Adjournment
- 2022-04-07 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: raping the girl on the night (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She remanded the four defendants in custody to a sentence hearing on May 30 next and ordered the preparation of a victim impact report for that date.
Convicted Person
Charges: sexually assaulting her on the initial journey; orally raping the girl at the car-park; sexually assaulting the girl on the car journey out of town; sexually assaulting the girl on the journey and of sexually assaulting her at the remote location; raping the girl on the night (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; She remanded the four defendants in custody to a sentence hearing on May 30 next and ordered the preparation of a victim impact report for that date.
Convicted Person
Charges: sexually assaulting the girl on the journey and of sexually assaulting her at the remote location; raping the girl on the night (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; She remanded the four defendants in custody to a sentence hearing on May 30 next and ordered the preparation of a victim impact report for that date.
Convicted Person
Charges: sexually assaulting the girl on the car journey out of town; sexually assaulting the girl on the journey and of sexually assaulting her at the remote location; raping the girl on the night (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; She remanded the four defendants in custody to a sentence hearing on May 30 next and ordered the preparation of a victim impact report for that date.
Convicted Person
Charges: sexually assaulting the woman by groping and molesting her on the journey; sexually assaulting her on the initial journey; orally raping the girl at the car-park; sexually assaulting the girl on the car journey out of town; sexually assaulting the girl on the journey and of sexually assaulting her at the remote location; raping the girl on the night (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; She remanded the four defendants in custody to a sentence hearing on May 30 next and ordered the preparation of a victim impact report for that date.
Convicted Person
Charges: sexually assaulting the woman by groping and molesting her on the journey; sexually assaulting her on the initial journey; orally raping the girl at the car-park; sexually assaulting the girl on the car journey out of town; sexually assaulting the girl on the journey and of sexually assaulting her at the remote location; raping the girl on the night (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; She remanded the four defendants in custody to a sentence hearing on May 30 next and ordered the preparation of a victim impact report for that date.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Croke Park
Topics
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