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Jail for father-of-three who raped young woman after giving her lift
Summary
Matthew Fadeyi, 34, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison, with the final year suspended, after a re‑trial in May 2024. He was convicted of one count of rape for assaulting a 20‑year‑old woman he had given a lift to in August 2018. The court heard that Fadeyi, who had previously been convicted of a minor road traffic offence, offered to drop the woman home, became flirtatious, and after she declined to have sex, forced himself on her in the back seat of his car. The victim, who described the experience as traumatic, had previously made a formal complaint to Gardaí in January 2019. Fadeyi, a father of three, was found to have no additional violence beyond the act itself, and the judge noted the victim's relative youth and lack of experience. The suspended year is subject to a number of conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for father-of-three who raped young woman after giving her lift. Charges or matters: one count of rape following a re-trial in May after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in a first trial in 2021. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- August 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-07-29 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: one count of rape following a re-trial in May after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in a first trial in 2021 (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Imposing sentence today, Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo said the victim in the case was "relatively young and inexperienced" and that Fadeyi did not use a condom, adding to her distress. He handed down a sentence of six and a half years and suspended the final year on a number of conditions.
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Topics
Road Traffic Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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