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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 5664Rape · Co. Dublin · 19 Oct 2022

Man jailed for seven years for raping housemate

A man, 65, was jailed for seven years for sexually assaulting and raping his housemate, a woman, 25, in County Dublin. The woman had recently arrived in Ireland, spoke no English and knew no one else in the country. The man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her on 19 October 2022 and raping her on 21 October 2022. On 14 June 2024 at the Central Criminal Court, the judge imposed concurrent sentences totalling seven years, backdated to October 2022, with three years of post-release supervision.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced14 Jun
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man was jailed for seven years for sexually assaulting and raping his housemate.
Where
The woman moved into a small apartment in County Dublin where the man was the other tenant.
When
  • The man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the woman on 19 October 2022.
  • The man pleaded guilty to raping the woman on 21 October 2022.
Other details
  • The woman was 25 and the man was 65.
  • The woman had recently arrived in Ireland, spoke no English and knew no one else in the country.
  • The man accepted he had sex with the woman but said it was consensual.
  • The woman ran from the apartment and asked a passerby for help, typing "I was raped" into Google Translate.
  • The judge found a severe breach of trust because the man knew the woman had language difficulties and no family in the country.
  • The woman was physically unwell for three months after the assault, according to her victim impact statement.
Investigation
  • Gardaí were alerted and came to the scene.
  • Semen was found in swabs taken during an examination, and the DNA matched the man.
In court
The judge said the ordeal was very frightening for the woman and extended over several days.
Sentence
  • The judge set a headline sentence of eight years and six months on the rape count.
  • The judge imposed concurrent sentences totalling seven years, backdated to October 2022, and ordered three years of post-release supervision.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was jailed for seven years for sexually assaulting and raping his housemate. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe woman moved into a small apartment where the accused was the other tenant. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the woman on October 19, 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe man pleaded guilty to raping the woman on October 21, 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí were alerted and came to the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationSemen was found in swabs taken during an examination, and the DNA matched the accused man. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe judge said the ordeal was very frightening for the woman and extended over several days. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of eight years and six months on the rape count. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed concurrent sentences totalling seven years, backdated to October 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge ordered three years of post-release supervision. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman had recently arrived in Ireland, spoke no English and knew no one else in the country. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman ran from the apartment and asked a passerby for help, typing "I was raped" into Google Translate. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused accepted he had sex with the woman but said it was consensual. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman was physically unwell for three months after the assault, according to her victim impact statement. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe judge found a severe breach of trust because the man knew the woman had language difficulties and no family in the country. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man has no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Jun2024
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man who raped housemate in terrifying ordeal that lasted a number of days jailed

    Reports the sentencing: seven-year concurrent sentence, headline sentence of eight years and six months on the rape count, three years post-release supervision, the victim's impact statement and the mitigation put forward.

    convicted, 65, malevictim, 25, female