Wexford resident jailed six years for raping wife

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A Wexford resident was jailed for six years for raping his wife at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 30 November 2015. The man cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity; the offence occurred at her home in Co Wexford in October 2011.

He had pleaded not guilty to rape and false imprisonment and was convicted after a four-day trial in July 2015. The judge said the offences were unlawful and imposed a six-year sentence, making a modest allowance for the man’s limited English and foreign nationality.