Man jailed for eight years for raping pregnant partner in the midlands
A 39-year-old man raped his partner in their bed on 13 October 2019 at an address in the midlands, County Offaly, while she was five months pregnant, and she recorded the incident on her phone. The woman reported the rape to gardaí the following year after the birth of their child, and the man pleaded guilty to one count of rape at his trial in Tullamore. In July 2025, Mr Justice David Keane sentenced him to eight years in prison with the final year suspended, after the court heard he had been employed by a local authority until taken into custody earlier that month. The man has one previous conviction for the sale and supply of drugs.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 39-year-old man raped his partner in their bed while she was five months pregnant.
- The woman recorded the rape on her phone, during which she could be heard saying she was not consenting.
- Where
- The rape occurred at an address in the midlands, County Offaly.
- When
- The rape took place on 13 October 2019.
- The woman reported the rape to gardaí the following year after the birth of their child.
- Investigation
- The man had been employed by a local authority until taken into custody earlier in July 2025.
- Charges
- The man pleaded guilty to one count of rape.
- In court
- The trial took place in Tullamore, with Mr Justice David Keane delivering the sentence and Michael Bowman SC acting as defence counsel.
- Sentence
- The man was sentenced to eight years in prison with the final year suspended, though the article text states seven years.
- Other details
- The man has one previous conviction for the sale and supply of drugs.
- The case was delayed twice in the courts.
- The woman outlined anxiety, nightmares and sleeplessness since the attack.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man raped his partner in their bed. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe partner was five months pregnant at the time of the rape. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman could be heard saying she was not consenting on the recording. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man had been employed by a local authority until taken into custody earlier in the month. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man has one previous conviction for the sale and supply of drugs. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man and his partner had been socialising and he started drinking heavily. (irishtimes.com)
- whatOn the way home the man started acting erratically and the woman left him in fear. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man got into their bed, pinned her down and raped her. (irishtimes.com)
- whatAfterwards the woman cried in the shower and kept tapping her tummy until she felt her baby move. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe case was delayed twice in the courts. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman outlined anxiety, nightmares and sleeplessness since the attack. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe rape occurred at an address in the midlands. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rape took place on 13 October 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe woman was awoken by the man at around 5am. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe woman reported the rape to gardaí the following year after the birth of their child. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to one count of rape. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial took place in Tullamore. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Justice David Keane delivered the sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMichael Bowman SC acted as defence counsel. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to eight years in prison with the final year suspended. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Jul2025‘It will haunt me until the day I die’: Man jailed for raping pregnant partner
Sentencing report: the man, who had been employed by a local authority until taken into custody earlier in July 2025, received eight years with the final year suspended. The victim's phone recording of the rape was played in court. He has one previous conviction for sale and supply of drugs and retains weekly visitation rights to the couple's child.
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