Ibrahim Ahmed Gharib jailed for rape in Carlow

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Ibrahim Ahmed Gharib was jailed for 10 years for rape by the Central Criminal Court on 21 February 2018. The offence occurred at the victim’s home in Carlow after a bus journey from Dublin.

A jury had returned unanimous guilty verdicts after a three-week trial. Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy said the rape warranted 12 years but reduced the sentence because Gharib had no relevant previous convictions and was a non-national living in Ireland. He had also been convicted of sexually assaulting the woman on the bus and threatening to kill her.