Martin Burke jailed 15 years for rape and sexual assault

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Martin Burke was jailed for 15 years at the Central Criminal Court on 14 February 2025 for rape and sexual assault; the final two years of a 17-year sentence were suspended. The offences took place in Tralee on 18 December 2022.

Burke had pleaded guilty to four counts involving the woman, whom he knew. The judge set a 22-year headline sentence before reducing it to 17 years after considering mitigation.

The judge cited the manner of the attack and the fact that Burke was on bail for similar offending as aggravating factors. The report said he had 17 previous convictions.