Dublin man convicted of rape in Central Criminal Court

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A 55-year-old man convicted of rape in the Central Criminal Court was remanded in custody on 14 February 2024, after a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty to raping his wife’s friend in a Dublin park in September 2019. The judge said an immediate and substantial sentence was the norm and adjourned sentencing to 1 March.