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'Not a shred of humanity': sentences totalling 66 years over gang rape of girl (17)

Summary

Five men aged 17 to 19 were convicted of gang‑rape and sexual assault of a 17‑year‑old Leaving Cert student on 27 December 2016. The victim was taken from a midlands town to a remote dry dock in Co Westmeath where the men raped her one after another, filmed the assaults, and later forced her into a car where further sexual acts occurred. The court heard the victim's impact statement, describing how the men stripped her of dignity and left her in shock. Ms Justice Tara Burns sentenced the men to a combined 66 years: 15 years for Marcos Vinicius De Silva Umbelino, 18 years for Eduardo Dias Ferreira Filho, 20 years for Gabriel Gomes Da Rocha, 12 years for Conor Byrne, and 7 years for Ethan Nikolaou. All sentences had a suspended year, and additional concurrent sentences were imposed for other assaults. Conor Byrne pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Not a shred of humanity': sentences totalling 66 years over gang rape of girl (17). Charges or matters: rape rather than go to trial; oral rape at the car-park. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 27, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• Christmas Other
• 2022-06-03 Publication

Why: " "Because a woman doesn't call out or fight does not mean she is consenting. CNI source report

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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