M.D. loses appeal over rape and sexual assault convictions

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M.D. lost his appeal against convictions for rape, indecent assault and sexual assault at the Court of Appeal on 7 June 2018.

The offences against his nephew took place in Dublin between 1988 and 1991. A Central Criminal Court jury convicted him of 10 counts, while he was acquitted of 26 others.

The Court of Appeal found the conviction safe and dismissed the appeal. The judgment dealt only with the conviction appeal; the separate sentence appeal was not decided in this ruling.

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