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11 years for violent rapist who went on to attack again just a year after prison release

Date
2026-07-31

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Ibrahim Ahmed Gharib, an Egyptian national, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for raping a woman in Dublin just a year after his release from a previous 10-year sentence for a similar crime. The Central Criminal Court heard that Gharib, who had a prior conviction for rape, was found guilty of raping Christina Foley in a builders' shed on Poolbeg Street. During the trial, the victim described the incident, stating that she did not consent to the attack and was in a distressed state when she tried to report it to the Garda Station. Mr Justice Sean Gillane noted the severity of the crime and the victim's impact statement, which highlighted the victim's despair and exacerbated anxiety. Gharib, who claimed the victim was a liar, was placed on the sex offenders' register and had his sentence backdated. The court also heard that the victim had been consuming drugs and was homeless at the time of the attack. The judge reduced the headline sentence from 12 years to 11 years, considering Gharib's isolation and lack of prior violent offenses.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 11 years for violent rapist who went on to attack again just a year after prison release. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

February 9 Incident
January 2024 Incident
June 11, 2025 Incident
January 22, 2024 Incident
July 7 Incident
2026-07-31 Publication

Why: The victim made it clear she had a boyfriend and at 5am she told him she wanted to go asleep because she was tired and coming off drugs. CNI source report

Case subjects

Ibrahim Ahmed Gharib

Convicted Person

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Ibrahim Ahmed Gharib, who in 2018 was jailed for attacking a student in her own home, has been sentenced to 11 years for raping another woman just a year after he was released from prison. Gharib, of Mary Aikenhead House, Dublin 8, was given a 10-year sentence in 2018 for raping a student he met on a bus and followed home to Carlow.