S. A.'s rape and sexual assault conviction appeal dismissed

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S. A.'s appeal against convictions for three rapes and 20 sexual assaults was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 11 March 2020. The convictions followed a Central Criminal Court trial concerning two sisters who were aged 10 and 12 during the alleged offences in Ireland between 3 December 2010 and 11 March 2011.

The appeal challenged the admission and handling of specialist interviews, background evidence, jury directions and other trial rulings. The Court of Appeal rejected each ground and held that the trial was fair and the verdicts safe.