Laois man jailed for rape has sentence cut on appeal

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A Laois man convicted of rape was resentenced to six years by the Court of Appeal, reported on 9 May 2017.

The court dismissed his conviction appeal but allowed the sentence appeal because the mitigation discount was not explained clearly. He had originally received seven and a half years from the Central Criminal Court. The man was not named to protect the victim’s identity.