John Gavin jailed for six years for rape in Dublin hotel

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John Gavin was jailed for six years for raping a woman at Handel’s Hotel in Dublin in 2012. The sentence was backdated to July 2016, when he went into custody for the offence. The court also ordered that he be registered as a sex offender.

The court heard Gavin had 103 previous convictions and was on bail on seven charges when he raped the woman. She had helped him obtain a hotel room after he was refused a room elsewhere. Gavin had pleaded not guilty; the prosecution described the rape allegations at his sentencing. Defence counsel cited delays in the case and a report assessing his risk of sexual reoffending as low.