Travelling salesman from Co Wexford jailed five years for rape

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A travelling salesman from Co Wexford was jailed for five years for rape at the Central Criminal Court on 19 October 2018. A jury had convicted him by majority verdict of raping a 24-year-old mother-of-one at a place in Co Cork on 2 August 2015.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity, had denied the offence. The sentence was backdated to 19 July, and two years of probation supervision with counselling and a no-contact condition were ordered after release.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.