Co. Clare man jailed for rape and attempted rape

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A Co. Clare man was sentenced to seven years, with the final two-and-a-half years suspended, for rape and attempted rape at the Central Criminal Court on 24 February 2020. The offences involved his younger half-brother and half-sister, and occurred in Co. Clare and the Midlands between November 2014 and May 2015.

The 19-year-old, who cannot be named to protect his victims' identities, pleaded guilty to six sample charges of orally raping his half-brother and two offences involving his siblings. The judge said the abuse was aggravated by its nature and duration, while the man's age at the time was a major mitigating factor.