Two unnamed men’s rape convictions upheld on appeal

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Two unnamed men’s rape convictions were upheld by the Court of Appeal, reported on 11 April 2022.

A jury convicted both men at the Central Criminal Court in November 2019, and each was jailed for seven years.

The appeals challenged the trial judge’s jury directions and the failure to seize one appellant’s clothing.

The convictions followed a trial about a party in County Leitrim.