Gheorghe Goidan jailed for 20 years for raping two women

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Gheorghe Goidan was jailed for 20 years for raping two women by the Central Criminal Court, reported on 31 July 2019. The women were attacked separately in hotels in Portlaoise and Galway on the same day.

A jury found Goidan guilty of the rape and sexual assault charges after a trial. The court imposed consecutive 10-year sentences for the sexual offences, while the robbery sentences ran concurrently within each victim’s case.