Jose Lacerna Pena jailed for Dublin street rape

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Jose Lacerna Pena was jailed for six years for rape at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 3 April 2020. The rape took place on Wicklow Street on 26 September 2017. A jury convicted Pena after a trial in December; he had pleaded not guilty.

The court gave him credit for time already spent in custody. The judge said the offence was carried out in public and that Pena had taken advantage of the woman’s vulnerable position. He also noted Pena had no previous convictions and accepted the offence was out of character.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.