Man sentenced for rape at Central Criminal Court

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A man was sentenced for rape at the Central Criminal Court on 26 June 2023, receiving four years and six months with the final two years suspended. Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed conditions requiring cooperation with the Probation Service and attendance for assessment for therapeutic programmes.

The man pleaded guilty on the basis that he was reckless rather than knowing the girl was not consenting. The offence happened at her Dublin home in April 2019, when he was 18 and she was 16; the proceedings were reported on 26 June 2023.

Defence counsel John Fitzgerald SC said the man accepted full responsibility and the impact of his recklessness. The report said the judge noted his mental health difficulties, youth, remorse and the positive contents of a probation report.