Tomas Kleinas jailed for rape at Central Criminal Court

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Tomas Kleinas was jailed for rape at the Central Criminal Court, where Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring imposed 13 years, suspending the final two years on strict conditions. The proceedings were reported on 31 July 2024.

Kleinas pleaded guilty to raping a woman in Co Meath on 25 July 2020, and other sexual offences were taken into account. The report said he told gardaí the sex was consensual, while a probation report recorded that he continued to dispute being violent and considered himself the wronged party. The court heard the woman suffered extensive bruising consistent with the assaults and being tied up.

The judge said a 15-year headline sentence was appropriate, taking account of the guilty plea, which meant the woman did not have to relive the events. The court heard probation services considered Kleinas unsuitable, and Justice Ring said he had shown little remorse.