Ireland Dublin man jailed for raping wife
A 57-year-old Dublin man was charged with raping his wife, who is not named to protect her identity, during their marriage of nearly 20 years. The offences were alleged to have taken place in the family home and a holiday home on dates in 2006 and 2018. A Central Criminal Court jury in June, at a trial held the previous June, found him guilty of five counts of rape, acquitted him of three further counts, and could not agree on a ninth count. On Monday, 13 November 2023, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring jailed him for 9½ years, with the final 18 months of an 11-year sentence suspended on conditions, and he must have no contact with his former wife for five years after release.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Sentenced13 Nov
Key facts
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- whatA man repeatedly raped his wife during their marriage. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe rapes took place in the family home and a holiday home. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rapes took place on dates in 2006 and 2018. (irishtimes.com)
- courtA Central Criminal Court jury found the man guilty of five counts of rape. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe man was acquitted of three further counts of rape. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe jury could not agree on a ninth count. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was jailed for 9½ years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 12½ years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge suspended the final 18 months of an 11-year sentence on conditions. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man must have no contact with his former wife for five years after his release. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe couple were married for nearly 20 years. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe couple's children were in the house at the time of the rapes. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man maintains his innocence and does not accept the guilty verdicts. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman said the man abused her under the guise of Catholic entitlements. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Nov2023Man jailed for raping wife ‘under the guise of Catholic entitlements’
Reports the sentence of 9½ years (11 years with the final 18 months suspended), the judge's remarks, the acquittals on three counts, and the hung jury on a ninth count.
convicted, 57, malevictim, female