Father's oral rape conviction appeal dismissed

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A father lost his appeal against an oral rape conviction at the Court of Appeal, reported on 23 July 2020.

The offences were alleged to have occurred at the family’s Dublin home between October 2009 and July 2011.

The court rejected arguments about the complainant’s evidence concerning three visible penile implants.

He had been convicted of 22 counts and sentenced to 12 years, with the final six months suspended.