Wayne Higgins jailed for rape in Cork City

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Wayne Higgins was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court on 31 July 2024 to seven years for rape, with the final year suspended for three years. Mr Justice Paul Burns imposed the sentence.

Higgins pleaded guilty to one count of rape in Cork City. The offence took place on 28 August 2019. The proceedings were reported on 31 July 2024.

The suspended year was conditional on Higgins engaging with the Probation Service for three years and having no direct or indirect contact with the woman.

The judge set a headline sentence of ten years and said the woman was intoxicated and vulnerable and that Higgins had betrayed the temporary trust placed in him.