William Dollard’s attempted rape appeal hearing opens in court

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William Dollard’s conviction for sexual assault and attempted rape was under appeal at the Court of Appeal on 22 March 2022; judgment was reserved.

Dollard had pleaded not guilty to the offences involving a 61-year-old man in County Cork on 30 May 2017. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found him guilty, and he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in June 2020.

His lawyers argued that his arrest and the seizure of his clothing were unlawful. The prosecution argued the arrest was lawful and relied on CCTV footage; the court had not yet delivered its judgment in this report.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.