Gabriel Gomes Da Rocha jailed for rape after jury verdict

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Gabriel Gomes Da Rocha was jailed for 20 years for rape at the Central Criminal Court, with the final year suspended, on 2 June 2022. The rape took place in a car at a remote dry dock near Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath.

A jury found Da Rocha guilty of a number of charges after a trial that ran from March to April 2022. The sentencing report said he had raped the teenager twice; lawyers told the court on 30 May 2022 that he accepted the verdict and was remorseful.