John Joseph Devaney jailed for rape at Central Criminal Court

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John Joseph Devaney was jailed for eight years and six months for rape at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 12 April 2024. The court also imposed a concurrent six-year sentence for indecent assault.

Devaney, 65, was convicted of rape and indecent assault after a trial at the Central Criminal Court the previous December. The offence occurred in a rural location between September and November 1985, when the woman was 24 and Devaney was 26.

The judge described the rape as egregious and imposed the eight-year-and-six-month term for that charge. The complainant wishes Devaney to be named and wishes to remain anonymous.