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Rapist taxi driver to be sentenced for rape and abuse of girl (7)
Summary
Raymond Shorten, a 50‑year‑old Dublin taxi driver, was convicted in May 2024 of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault against a seven‑year‑old girl in 2012. The victim, now 20, requested anonymity. Shorten was also convicted in June of two counts of rape and one of anal rape against two other young women who had ridden in his taxi after a night out in Dublin in 2022. He is due to be sentenced next Monday by Mr Justice Paul McDermott, after Mr Justice Naidoo's unavailability.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rapist taxi driver to be sentenced for rape and abuse of girl (7). Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- August 2022 Other
- 2024-07-19 Publication
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Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Shorten had been due to be sentenced today by Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court. He is also due to be sentenced in relation to these offences next Monday, with Mr Justice McDermott previously indicating he will impose sentence after Mr Justice Naidoo has finalised sentence in relation to the offences involving the young girl.
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