Ireland Case No. 7072Rape
Man jailed for 11-and-a-half years for raping partner after miscarriage
A 25-year-old man raped his partner the night she returned home from hospital after a miscarriage, in December 2020. The following month, in January 2021, he raped her again while her five-year-old child was downstairs, and he filmed that attack and sent the recording to friends. He pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two charges of rape, with four sample charges taken into account. In November 2023 he was jailed for 11-and-a-half years, with five years post-release supervision and a no-contact order.
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- Sentenced20 Nov
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 25-year-old man raped his partner the night she returned home from hospital after a miscarriage.
- A second rape occurred the following month while the woman was doing laundry upstairs and her five-year-old child was downstairs.
- The man filmed the second rape and sent the recording to friends.
- When
- The offences took place on dates between December 2020 and February 2021.
- Charges
- The man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two charges of rape, with four sample charges taken into account.
- In court
- The judge described the attacks as carried out with appalling brutality and said they warranted a headline sentence of 17 years before mitigation.
- Mitigating factors included the guilty plea and the man's expression of remorse.
- A probation report noted a serious issue regarding empathy, but the man said he would engage in individual therapy.
- Sentence
- The man was jailed for 11-and-a-half years, with five years post-release supervision.
- He was ordered not to contact the woman directly or indirectly.
- Other details
- Of the man's 34 previous convictions, 11 related to this woman.
- The woman's victim impact statement described the offences as having a devastating impact, and she is still recovering.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two charges of rape, with four sample charges taken into account. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe first rape happened the night the woman returned home from hospital after a miscarriage. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA second rape happened the following month while the woman was doing laundry upstairs and her five-year-old child was downstairs. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man filmed the second rape and sent the recording to friends. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rapes were on dates between December 2020 and February 2021. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge described the attacks as carried out with appalling brutality. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge said the offences warranted a headline sentence of 17 years before mitigation. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMitigating factors included the man's guilty plea and his expression of remorse. (irishtimes.com)
- courtA probation report noted a serious issue regarding empathy, but the man said he would engage in individual therapy. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was jailed for 11-and-a-half years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was given five years post-release supervision and ordered not to contact the woman directly or indirectly. (irishtimes.com)
- otherOf the man's 34 previous convictions, 11 related to this woman. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman's victim impact statement described the offences as having a devastating impact, and she is still recovering. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Nov2023Man who raped partner when she returned home from hospital having miscarried their child jailed
Sentencing report: the man pleaded guilty to two rape charges with four sample charges taken into account, and received an 11-and-a-half-year sentence with five years post-release supervision and a no-contact order. No earlier case in the list covers this incident.
convicted, 25, malevictim, female