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Case No. 7067Rape · Co. Dublin · 25 May 2017

Dublin man jailed for five years over rape of teenage girl at GAA club

A 19-year-old man, now 26, was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl on 25 May 2017 in the grounds of a GAA club in Dublin. He had pleaded not guilty to one count of rape, and the verdict followed a trial at the Central Criminal Court in July 2023. Justice David Keane sentenced him to five years' imprisonment, backdated to 17 July 2023, when he entered custody. The sentence was reported on 20 November 2023.

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  6. Sentenced20 Nov
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Key facts

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What happened
A Dublin man was found guilty of raping a teenage girl in the grounds of a GAA club.
Where
The rape took place in the grounds of a GAA club in Dublin.
When
The offence was committed on 25 May 2017.
Other details
  • The victim was 16 at the time, and the man was 19; he is now 26.
  • The man has no previous convictions.
  • The judge said an aggravating factor was that the man was three and a half years older than the victim.
  • Mitigating factors were previous good character, co-operation with gardaí and no other garda attention.
  • The judge noted that the man has not made an apology.
  • The Probation Service assesses the man as a medium risk of reoffending.
  • The man maintains his innocence and does not accept the jury's verdict.
Investigation
A garda told the court that the victim was friends with the man's sibling and that the man often bought her cigarettes.
Charges
The man pleaded not guilty to one count of rape.
In court
He was found guilty of rape after a trial at the Central Criminal Court in July 2023.
Sentence
Justice David Keane sentenced him to five years' imprisonment, backdated to 17 July 2023.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Dublin man was jailed for five years for raping a teenage girl in the grounds of a GAA club. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe rape took place in the grounds of a GAA club. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe man pleaded not guilty to one count of rape committed on 25 May 2017. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man was found guilty of rape after a trial at the Central Criminal Court in July. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJustice David Keane sentenced the man to five years' imprisonment, backdated to 17 July 2023. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim was 16 at the time and the man was 19. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe judge said an aggravating factor was that the man was three and a half years older than the victim. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe judge said he pleaded not guilty and has not made an apology. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMitigating factors were previous good character, co-operation with gardaí and no other garda attention. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe Probation Service assesses the man as a medium risk of reoffending. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man maintains his innocence and does not accept the jury's verdict. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Nov2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Dublin man who raped friend’s teenage sister in grounds of GAA club jailed for five years

    Sentencing report at the Central Criminal Court after a July trial in which the man was found guilty. No matching case exists in the list.

    victim, 16, femaleconvicted, 26, male