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Rapists who claimed vulnerable teenager consented to group sex appeal convictions
Summary
An appeal has been launched by two men, Dion Genockey (26) and Daryl Rooney (27), who were convicted of the gang rape of a vulnerable teenager who had recently left State care. The appeal, heard at the Court of Appeal, argues that issues of consent were relevant during their trial. Counsel for Genockey argued that the trial judge should have advised the jury that the appellant may have had reasons for not mentioning to gardaí that he believed the victim had given her consent. Counsel for Rooney argued that the appellant was not aware that the woman had not given her consent. Genockey, of Clarion Quay Apartments, and Rooney, of Railway Street, Dublin City Centre, were convicted of raping the woman at Bull Island, Dollymount, Dublin, on January 5, 2016, following a second trial at the Central Criminal Court in March 2022. The jury in the first trial, held in 2020, was unable to reach a verdict. Genockey was sentenced to nine years by Mr Justice David Keane while Rooney was sentenced to ten years. A third accused, Troy Ryan of Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin City Centre, was also convicted and sentenced to nine and a half years. The appeal is ongoing, with the court reserving judgment.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rapists who claimed vulnerable teenager consented to group sex appeal convictions. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 5, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-07-24 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Outcome: Genockey was sentenced to nine years by Mr Justice David Keane while Rooney was sentenced to ten years.
Appellant
Outcome: David Keane while Rooney was sentenced to ten years. A third accused, Troy Ryan of Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin City Centre, was also convicted and sentenced to nine and a half years.
Appellant
Appellant
Outcome: Troy Ryan of Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin City Centre, was also convicted and sentenced to nine and a half years.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- Railway Street
- Dublin City
- Lower Gardiner Street
Topics
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