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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3826Rape, anal rape, sexual abuse · Co. Dublin

Deaf woman tells Central Criminal Court her younger brother 'learned to rape' her as a child

A deaf woman, giving evidence via video-link at the Central Criminal Court, told the jury her 32-year-old brother 'learned to rape' her when he was 13. Seven men – four brothers and three uncles – are on trial for a combined 103 charges of sexual abuse over a 17-year period between 1996 and 2013.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court13 Feb
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman was allegedly sexually abused by seven of her family members (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman is deaf (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman said her younger brother learned to rape her when he was a child (irishmirror.ie)
  • what98 of the 103 counts pertain to the main complainant (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe seven accused are the woman's four younger brothers and three uncles (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe brother was 13 and 14 at the time of the alleged rapes when the woman was 17 and 18 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe alleged abuse occurred over a 17-year period between 1996 and 2013 (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeAccused F, 32, denies five counts: three counts of anal rape and two counts of rape (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeSeven men aged between 32 and 55 face a combined total of 103 charges (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe woman is giving evidence via video-link with an ISL interpreter, a deaf relay, and a linguistics expert intermediary (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe trial is before Ms Justice Biggs and an extended jury panel of 14 jurors (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtJohn Peart SC is the defence counsel cross-examining the woman (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherNone of the parties involved can be named for legal reasons (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherTwo interpreter monitoring teams are present in court (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman has challenges communicating timelines in terms of calendars and sequence (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Feb2026
    In courtirishmirror.ie, first report
    Woman tells court her younger brother 'learned to rape' her when he was a child

    Cross-examination of the complainant by defence counsel John Peart SC regarding allegations against Accused F (32), who denies five counts of rape/anal rape between 2007 and 2010. The woman, who is deaf, gave evidence via video-link with ISL interpreter, deaf relay, and a linguistics expert intermediary.

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