Mayo man pleads guilty to rape in Central Criminal Court

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A Mayo man pleaded guilty to rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 30 May 2017. The offence occurred in a County Mayo town on 16 May 2015.

The court heard he threw the woman across a laneway to avoid CCTV before raping her. Mr Justice Paul Butler deferred finalising the sentence until 1 June.