Garrett Phillips jailed for oral rape in Galway

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Garrett Phillips was jailed for six years for oral rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 9 July 2018. He was convicted after a four-day trial over the rape of a 20-year-old woman on the outskirts of Galway city in the early hours of 5 November 2015.

The court heard that Phillips had given the woman a lift in his van after approaching her on a park bench. She fell asleep and woke to find him standing over her with his penis in her mouth. Phillips had pleaded not guilty and claimed the encounter was consensual.