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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 6774Rape · Co. Dublin · 9 Feb 2018

Man convicted of rape of co-worker after night out; victim impact statement read

A 30-year-old Dublin man was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of one count of rape of a woman he worked with, after the two had socialised with a group on February 8, 2018. The woman went to sleep fully clothed on his bed in his Dublin apartment and woke to find him having sex with her in the early hours of February 9, 2018. She complained to gardaí on February 15, 2018, and the man was arrested on June 30, 2018. The defence said he suffers from sexsomnia, which the woman's victim impact statement called belittling, and the case was adjourned until January 25 for finalisation, with sentencing pending as of the latest report dated January 15, 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted15 Jan
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • The man was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of one count of rape.
  • The woman went to sleep fully clothed on the man's bed in his bedroom and woke to find him having sex with her.
Where
The man is a 30-year-old Dublin man, and the assault took place at his Dublin apartment.
When
  • The two had been socialising as part of a group on February 8, 2018, and arrived at the man's apartment at about 5.30am on February 9.
  • One article gives February 9, 2018 as the conviction date, which is the same date as the incident, so the sources differ on this date.
Other details
  • The man and woman had been working together at the time of the rape.
  • When the woman asked what he was doing, the man told her, "You wanted me."
  • The man told gardaí that nothing had happened between them and that he could only recall going to bed.
  • The defence said the man suffers from sexsomnia, a sleep disorder, and the woman said this defence was belittling.
  • The court heard the man made sexual comments to the woman before the night of the assault.
  • In her victim impact statement the woman said the attack made her feel less and weak.
  • The defence said the man does not accept the verdict but expresses remorse, and asked the court to consider that the rape was short and left the woman without physical injuries.
Investigation
  • The woman made a complaint to gardaí on February 15, 2018, and the man was arrested on June 30, 2018.
  • DNA tests found the man's semen on the woman's underwear and tights.
In court
Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo adjourned the case until January 25 for finalisation.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of one count of rape. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman went into the man's bedroom to sleep on the bed, fully clothed. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman woke to the man having sex with her. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe man is a 30-year-old Dublin man. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe two had been socialising as part of a group on February 8th, 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThey arrived at the man's apartment at about 5.30am on February 9th. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe woman made a complaint to gardaí on February 15th. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man was arrested on June 30th of that year. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationDNA tests found the man's semen on the woman's underwear and tights. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Justice Kerida Naidoo adjourned the case until January 25th for finalisation. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man and woman had been working together at the time of the rape. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man told the woman, You wanted me, when she asked what he was doing. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man told gardaí nothing had happened between them and that he could only recall going to bed. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defence said the man suffered from sexsomnia, a sleep disorder. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe court heard the man made sexual comments to the woman before the night of the assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherIn her victim impact statement the woman said the attack made her feel less and weak. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe woman said the sexsomnia defence was belittling. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defence counsel said the man does not accept the verdict but expresses remorse. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defence asked the court to consider that the rape was short and left the woman without physical injuries. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Jan2024
    Convictedirishtimes.com, first report
    Woman raped by colleague after night out says ‘sexsomnia’ defence ‘belittled her’

    First report on this case in the list. Sentencing is pending, with the case adjourned to 25 January. The article gives 9 February 2018 as the conviction date, but that matches the incident date, so it is probably the date of the rape.

    convicted, 30, malevictim, female