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Six years for husband convicted of raping his wife
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 30 November 2015, a 53‑year‑old Polish man was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for raping his wife in County Wexford in October 2011. He had pleaded not guilty to rape and false imprisonment. The judge, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, rejected the defence's argument that cultural differences might excuse the conduct and noted that the accused had claimed he believed he was entitled to act as he did, a view the court found unlawful. The victim, who declined to give a victim impact statement, had been living with the accused for seven years before their separation over his alcoholism and aggression. DNA evidence from vaginal swabs confirmed the accused's presence and the rape. The sentence was imposed after a four‑day trial, with the accused in custody since the arrest eleven days after the offence. The unnamed 53-year-old was convicted.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Six years for husband convicted of raping his wife. Charges or matters: rape and false imprisonment of his wife at her home in County Wexford in October 2011. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- October 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 13, 2011 Incident
- July 2015 Incident
- 2015-11-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: rape and false imprisonment of his wife at her home in County Wexford in October 2011 (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; By Declan Conlon and Declan Brennan A man convicted of raping his spouse has been jailed for six years at the Central Criminal Court. He said he was making a modest provision for the fact that the accused was a foreign national with little English and said if this were not the case, he would have imposed a seven year sentence.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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