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Abuser fails in appeal bid over 'ill-defined' timeframe of the offences.
Summary
The Court of Appeal dismissed Richard Morrissey's challenge to convictions for sexual assault and oral rape involving a girl abused in Louth from childhood. The court rejected arguments about the timeframe, corroboration warning, delayed disclosure and other evidence, holding that none of the appeal grounds had merit. Richard Morrissey was found guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Abuser fails in appeal bid over 'ill-defined' timeframe of the offences.. Charges or matters: one further count of sexual assault and one count of oral rape. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- January 1996 Incident
- April 2003 Incident
- July 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2026-03-19 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: one further count of sexual assault and one count of oral rape (Proven)
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty
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