Ireland Case No. 25865Rape; sexual assault; cruelty towards children · Co. Cork · 31 Oct 2013
Cork man jailed for 12 years for rape and sexual assault
A 56-year-old man from Cork, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victims, was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in 2022 of 61 counts including two counts of raping his then partner, 52 counts of sexually assaulting her, four counts of sexually assaulting her son, one count of raping the boy aged nine to 11, and two counts of cruelty towards the children. The offending took place between October 2013 and December 2015, during which the man and the woman were in a relationship and had four young children together. Mr Justice Michael McGrath sentenced him to 12 years' imprisonment, backdated to 23 March 2022, with a 12-month post-release supervision order. The man, who has no previous convictions, does not accept the verdict and intends to appeal.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced29 Jul
3 reports
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The defendant is a 56-year-old man from Cork who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victims.
- The defendant and the woman had been in a relationship and had four young children together.
- The defendant raped his then partner around Halloween 2013 and on a date between September and December 2015, and sexually assaulted her on a weekly basis during 2015.
- The defendant raped the woman's son in the shower after sports training and on one occasion the boy woke to find the man on top of him.
- The defendant expected the children to clean the house at any hour and locked all internal doors.
- When
- The offending took place between October 2013 and December 2015.
- Charges
- The defendant was convicted of 61 counts including two counts of raping his then partner, 52 counts of sexually assaulting her, four counts of sexually assaulting her son, one count of raping the boy aged nine to 11, and two counts of cruelty towards the children.
- In court
- The defendant was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court earlier in 2022.
- Sentence
- Mr Justice Michael McGrath sentenced the defendant to 12 years' imprisonment, backdated to 23 March 2022, with a 12-month post-release supervision order.
- Other details
- The judge said it was not appropriate to suspend a portion of the sentence as the defendant had not expressed remorse.
- The defendant has no previous convictions, does not accept the verdict, maintains his innocence, and intends to appeal.
- Eleven character references were provided to the court on behalf of the defendant.
45 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe defendant is a 56-year-old man who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victims (rte.ie)
- whatThe defendant and the woman had been in a relationship and have four young children (rte.ie)
- whatThe defendant sexually assaulted his then partner on a weekly basis during 2015 (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- whatThe defendant sexually assaulted the boy in the shower after sports training (rte.ie)
- whatHe sexually assaulted her on a weekly basis during 2015. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe son was sexually assaulted in the shower after sports training. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy woke to find the man on top of him. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe defendant expected the children to clean the house at any hour. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe defendant raped the woman's son in the shower after sports training. (thejournal.ie)
- whatOn one occasion the boy woke to find the man on top of him. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe defendant expected the children to clean the house at any hour and locked all internal doors. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe offending took place between October 2013 and December 2015 (rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- whenThe defendant raped his then partner around Halloween 2013 (rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- whenThe defendant raped his then partner on a date between September and December 2015 (rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe defendant was convicted of 61 counts including two counts of raping his then partner and 52 counts of sexually assaulting her (rte.ie)
- chargeThe defendant was convicted of four counts of sexually assaulting the woman's son (rte.ie)
- chargeThe defendant was convicted of one count of raping the boy who was aged between nine and 11 at the time (rte.ie)
- chargeThe defendant was convicted of two charges of cruelty towards his former partner's children (rte.ie)
- chargeHe was found guilty of 61 counts in total. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeTwo counts of raping his then partner. (irishtimes.com)
- charge52 counts of sexually assaulting his then partner. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeFour counts of sexually assaulting her son. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeOne count of raping the boy who was aged between nine and 11 at the time. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe was convicted on 61 counts including two counts of raping his then partner and 52 counts of sexually assaulting her. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeHe was convicted of four counts of sexually assaulting her son and one count of raping the boy. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe defendant was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court (rte.ie)
- courtMr Justice Michael McGrath imposed the sentence (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- courtThe man was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe man was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court earlier in 2022. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe defendant was handed a 12-year prison sentence (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to 23 March (rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- sentenceA 12-month post-release supervision order was imposed on the defendant (rte.ie)
- sentenceHe was handed a 12-year prison sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceA 12-month post-release supervision order was imposed. (irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe man was handed a 12-year prison sentence. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defendant does not accept the verdict and maintains his innocence (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defendant intends to appeal against his conviction (rte.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherThe defendant has no previous convictions (rte.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherEleven character references were provided to the court on behalf of the defendant (rte.ie)
- otherEleven character references were provided on behalf of the defendant. (irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defendant and the woman had four young children together. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man has no previous convictions and intends to appeal. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge said it was not appropriate to suspend a portion of the sentence as the defendant had not expressed remorse. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defendant and the woman were in a relationship and have four young children. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man is 56 years old and from Cork. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Jul2022Man who raped and sexually assaulted his then-partner and her son jailed for 12 years
Sentencing details including Mr Justice McGrath's remarks, victim impact statements, 11 character references, and the 12-year term backdated to 23 March with a 12-month post-release supervision order.
convicted, 56, male, irishvictim, femalevictim, 9-11, malevictim, female - 29 Jul2022Man found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting ex-partner and her son is jailed for 12 years
Sentencing report: 12-year term backdated to 23 March 2022, 12-month post-release supervision order, no remand credit suspended, defendant intends to appeal.
convicted, 56, male, irishvictim, femalevictim, 19, malevictim, female - 29 Jul2022Man jailed for 12 years for rape of partner and her son
Reports the sentencing of the defendant to 12 years' imprisonment, backdated to 23 March, with a 12-month post-release supervision order, following a jury trial at the Central Criminal Court.
convicted, 56, male, irishvictim, femalevictim, 19, malevictim, female