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Rapist taxi driver gets 13 years for raping girl (7) days after mother's funeral
Summary
Raymond Shorten, a 50‑year‑old Dublin taxi driver, was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for raping a seven‑year‑old girl in 2022, a crime committed days after the child's mother's funeral. The judge, Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo, highlighted the victim's extreme vulnerability and the lack of compassion shown by Shorten, noting that he "couldn't have cared less" about the long‑term pain inflicted. The sentence was reduced by one year from an initial 14‑year headline to 13 years, back‑dated to the date Shorten entered custody on 22 August 2022. Shorten also faces additional rape and sexual assault convictions from other incidents involving young women that occurred in the same year, but those sentences are pending. He remains in custody and has been working in the prison laundry under an enhanced regime.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rapist taxi driver gets 13 years for raping girl (7) days after mother's funeral. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- August 22, 2022 Other
- Thursday, July 24 Adjournment
- August 2022 Adjournment
- 2024-07-22 Publication
Why: "One part of me knew what he done to me was not right and couldn't be right, but another part thought it must be right because why else would an adult man do that to a seven-year-old," she said. CNI source report
Case subjects
Background Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Mr Justice Naidoo noted Shorten is due to be sentenced on other offences and that these have "no impact on this case". The trial judge, Mr Justice Paul McDermott, previously said he would impose sentence after Mr Justice Naidoo has finalised sentence in relation to the offences involving the young girl.; He remanded Shorten in custody until Thursday, July 24.
Places mentioned
- Melrose Crescent
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