Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 13162Rape · Co. Donegal

Man jailed for seven years for raping sleeping woman

A 37-year-old man was jailed for seven years at the Central Criminal Court after pleading guilty to two counts of rape of a woman who was asleep. The court heard the man was visiting family in Co Donegal when the offences occurred.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced17 Jul
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Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man raped a woman while she was sleeping and continued after she tried to escape. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe woman fell asleep on a couch before the man attacked her. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe judge said the man took advantage of the woman's sleeping and probably intoxicated condition. (rte.ie)
  • whereThe man was visiting family in Co Donegal when the offences took place. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe rape was reported afterwards and the woman was treated in a local Sexual Assault Treatment Unit. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe man was re-arrested after DNA analysis and then said he had been asleep and could not explain further. (rte.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to two charges of rape. (rte.ie)
  • courtThe man was jailed for seven years at the Central Criminal Court. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of eight years, with the final 12 months suspended for three years. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe man must be supervised by the Probation Service for three years post-release. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe defence asked the court to treat the guilty pleas as the most significant mitigating factors. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Jul2025
    Sentencedrte.ie, first report
    Man jailed for raping woman while she was sleeping

    Sentencing at the Central Criminal Court on 17 July 2025. Mr Justice Paul Burns imposed eight years with the final 12 months suspended, and the man was directed to Probation Service supervision for three years post-release. The article gives no exact incident date; the guilty pleas were entered on 29 September 2019.

    convicted, 37, male, non-irish (judged from name)victim, female