Ireland Man jailed for nine years for rape in Laois
A 48-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, raped his former partner at his home in Laois during a 10-hour ordeal in which he also assaulted her; the rape is dated to 7 August 2018. He was arrested and made two statements to gardaí without admitting the rape. He pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman, and in 2022 a jury convicted him of falsely imprisoning her. In February 2023 a jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Tullamore unanimously found him guilty of rape, and on 17 October 2023 he was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment, with two years' post-release supervision, plus four and a half years, the final year suspended, for the assault and false imprisonment.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced17 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 48-year-old man raped his former partner during a 10-hour ordeal in which he also assaulted her.
- Where
- The rape took place at the man's home in Laois.
- When
- The rape took place on 7 August 2018.
- One source gives 7 August 2018 as the date of the guilty finding, but the articles place the jury verdict in February 2023.
- Cause
- The man became agitated after seeing a text message on the woman's phone.
- Other details
- The man let the woman leave the apartment around 10am without her phone, bag or money, and a farmer later found her lying in a field.
- The judge said the man had not shown remorse because he continues to deny the offence.
- Investigation
- The man was arrested and made two statements to gardaí but did not admit the rape.
- Charges
- The man pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman, causing her harm.
- A jury convicted the man of false imprisonment of the woman on the same occasion in a trial in 2022.
- In court
- In February 2023 a jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Tullamore unanimously found the man guilty of rape.
- Sentence
- The judge set a headline sentence of 10 years for the rape.
- The man was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for the rape and must undergo two years' post-release supervision.
- He received four and a half years for the assault and false imprisonment, with the final year suspended.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man raped his former partner during a 10-hour ordeal in which he also assaulted her. (longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe rape took place at the man's home in Laois. (longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe article gives the date of the guilty finding as 7 August 2018. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe rape took place on 7 August 2018. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- causeThe man became agitated after seeing a text message on the woman's phone. (longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested and made two statements to gardaí but did not admit the rape. (longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeThe man previously pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman causing her harm. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeThe man was convicted by a jury of false imprisonment of the woman in a trial in 2022. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtA jury unanimously returned a guilty verdict after a trial at the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Tullamore. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe jury unanimously found him guilty of rape after a trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Tullamore in February. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtHe had earlier been convicted of assaulting the woman and of false imprisonment, and received four and a half years with the final year suspended for those offences. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said the offence warranted a headline sentence of 10 years. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe man was given a four-and-a-half-year sentence with the final year suspended for the assault and false imprisonment offences. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe man must undergo two years' post-release supervision. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 10 years for the rape. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to nine years in prison. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe ordeal lasted around 10 hours. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe woman was later found lying in a field by a farmer. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe judge said the man had not shown remorse because he continues to deny the offence. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe man has previous convictions, including for assault. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe man let the woman leave the apartment around 10am without her phone, bag or money. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Oct2023Man jailed for nine years for rape in Laois
Reports the sentencing of a man convicted by jury at the Central Criminal Court in Tullamore, including the nine-year sentence and the 10-year headline sentence. No existing case covers this incident.
convicted, 48, malevictim, female - 17 Oct2023Midlands man who raped his former partner at his home jailed for nine years
Reports the nine-year sentence for rape, the 10-hour ordeal, the convictions for false imprisonment and assault, the four-and-a-half-year sentence with the final year suspended, and two years' post-release supervision.
convicted, 48, malevictim, female