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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 16523Rape · Co. Dublin

Man jailed for 11.5 years for rape of two women four years apart

Daniel Okungbowa, a man aged 35, was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of raping two women while they were asleep in Dublin, one on 26 November 2016 and one on 13 September 2020. He was arrested and interviewed about the 2016 offence and denied any sexual contact, and he maintained his innocence over the 2020 rape until he pleaded guilty to the 2016 rape after the 2020 verdict. On 23 July 2024, Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo set a headline sentence of 14.5 years and imposed a global sentence of 13 years with the final 18 months suspended, leaving 11.5 years in custody.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced23 Jul
    2 reports
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Daniel Okungbowa, a man aged 35, was jailed for raping two women four years apart.
When
One rape took place on 26 November 2016 and the other on 13 September 2020.
Where
Both rapes took place in Dublin; the 2020 rape took place in a flat, described in one source as a bedsit.
Cause
Both women were asleep when they were raped; the 2016 victim, now 31, said she woke to being raped by a man who identified himself as Danny.
Investigation
Okungbowa was arrested and interviewed about the 2016 offence and denied any sexual contact between them.
In court
  • Okungbowa was tried at the Central Criminal Court and maintained his innocence over the 2020 rape; sources differ on whether that conviction was for rape or assault.
  • He pleaded guilty to the 2016 rape only after being found guilty of the 2020 offence.
  • The judge said there was little mitigation, the late guilty plea had a clear strategic element, and his expressions of remorse were largely self-serving and hard to accept as genuine.
  • A probation report says Okungbowa engaged in victim blaming, sought to minimise his behaviour, and is at moderate risk of re-offending.
Sentence
  • The judge set a headline sentence of 14.5 years, citing the impact of the offending on both victims as an aggravating factor.
  • He received a global sentence of 13 years with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions, leaving 11.5 years to serve.
Other details
  • Okungbowa has previous convictions for false imprisonment, robbery and extortion.
  • Defence counsel Colman Fitzgerald SC said Okungbowa was a good father who was heavily involved in raising his child.
23 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatOkungbowa pleaded guilty to a rape of a 23-year-old woman that occurred on 26 November 2016. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatDaniel Okungbowa was jailed for 11 and a half years for the rape of two women four years apart. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe 2016 victim, now 31, said she woke to being raped by a man who identified himself as Danny. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe 2020 victim was raped from behind while she was asleep in the bedsit. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe 2016 victim had been out socialising in Dublin and had returned to a house where she got into a bed. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe 2020 victim had returned to a bedsit in Dublin, where she went to sleep in a double bed. (gript.ie)
  • whenThe 2020 rape took place on 13 September 2020 in a flat in Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenOne of the rapes took place in 2016 and the other in 2020. (gript.ie)
  • causeBoth women were asleep when they were raped. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationOkungbowa was arrested and interviewed about the 2016 offence, and denied any sexual contact between them. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtOkungbowa was convicted of rape following a trial at the Central Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtA probation report states Okungbowa engaged in victim blaming, sought to minimise his behaviour and is at moderate risk of re-offending. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtOkungbowa was convicted of the two rapes after a trial at the Central Criminal Court. (gript.ie)
  • courtOkungbowa maintained his innocence over the 2020 rape and pleaded guilty to the 2016 rape only after being found guilty of the 2020 assault. (gript.ie)
  • courtThe sentencing judge, Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo, said there was little mitigation in the case and that the guilty plea entered only after conviction had a clear strategic element. (gript.ie)
  • courtThe judge said it was difficult to accept that Okungbowa's expressions of remorse were genuine. (gript.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge said the aggravating factors included the impact of the offending on both victims. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 14 and a half years. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceOkungbowa was given a global sentence of 13 years with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceA sentence of 13 years was set and then reduced to 11 and a half years in strict conditions. (gript.ie)
  • otherOkungbowa has a previous conviction for false imprisonment, robbery and extortion. (thejournal.ie, gript.ie)
  • otherThe judge found Okungbowa's expressions of remorse were largely self-serving and of no real value in mitigation. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherDefence counsel Colman Fitzgerald SC said Okungbowa was a good father and heavily involved in raising his child. (gript.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 24 Jul2024
    Sentencedgript.ie, first report
    Man jailed for rape of two sleeping women in attacks that took place four years apart - Gript

    Reports the sentencing of Okungbowa for two rapes, one in 2016 and one in 2020, after a trial at the Central Criminal Court, including the victims' impact statements and the judge's remarks on mitigation and remorse.

    convicted, Daniel Okungbowa, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Daniel Okungbowavictim, 31, femalevictim, female
  2. 23 Jul2024
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, follow-up
    Man (35) jailed for more than 11 years for raping two women who were sleeping

    Adds the sentencing details: the victim impact statements, the 14.5-year headline sentence, the 13-year global sentence with the final 18 months suspended, the probation report, the judge's comments on remorse and planning, and the previous conviction.

    victim, 23, femalevictim, 32, femaleconvicted, Daniel Okungbowa, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Daniel Okungbowa