Man convicted of rape and sexual assault in Dublin

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A man was convicted of raping a woman with Down syndrome at the Central Criminal Court. He was also found guilty of sexual assault following a five-week trial. The proceedings were reported on 18 December 2015.

He pleaded not guilty to rape, sexual assault and having sex with a mentally impaired person. The charges concerned events at his Dublin home on 12 June 2013. The jury reached its verdict after two and a half hours of deliberations.

In his evidence, he admitted sexual contact but denied penetrative sex and said he did not know the woman had a mental impairment.

The jury was not required to deliberate on the third count, having sex with a mentally impaired person, if he was convicted of rape.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt set sentencing for 18 January 2016.