Mayo resident jailed for raping former girlfriend

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A Mayo resident was jailed for five years for raping his former girlfriend at Dublin Central Criminal Court on 18 June 2018. The rape occurred in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, on 10 January 2016, and the 25-year-old man cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity.

The man pleaded guilty. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy considered the serious effects on the victim, his difficult childhood circumstances, lack of previous trouble in Ireland and guilty plea before imposing the sentence. His asylum application had been rejected and was under appeal, the court heard.