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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 6781Sexual assault · Co. Dublin

Man jailed for sexually assaulting unconscious wife with objects

A 49-year-old Dublin man was found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting his 50-year-old wife while she was unconscious, with household objects, at the family home between January 2005 and September 2014. The abuse came to light in March 2019, when the woman found images her husband had taken of her on his computer, and she asked him to leave the family home and complained to gardaí. A first jury found him not guilty on four counts and could not agree on the rest, and a retrial returned guilty verdicts on 11 counts. Mr Justice Paul Burns sentenced him at the Central Criminal Court on a Monday, as reported on 15 January 2024, and the sources differ on whether he was jailed for 11 years or given 12 years with the final year suspended on conditions.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced15 Jan
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man is alleged to have sexually assaulted his wife while she was unconscious, penetrating her vagina with household objects.
Where
The abuse took place in the family home.
When
The abuse is alleged to have occurred on unknown dates between January 2005 and September 2014.
Weapon
The objects used were various household objects.
Cause
The abuse came to light when the woman found images her husband had taken of her on his computer in March 2019.
Investigation
The woman asked her husband to leave the family home and made a complaint to gardaí.
In court
  • A first jury found the man not guilty on four counts and could not agree on the remaining counts.
  • Mr Justice Paul Burns sentenced the man at the Central Criminal Court on a Monday, as reported on 15 January 2024.
Charges
A retrial jury found the man guilty of 11 counts of sexually assaulting his wife by penetrating her vagina with various objects.
Sentence
  • One source reports that the man was jailed for 11 years.
  • The body of the same report, and another source, state he received 12 years with the final year suspended on conditions.
  • One condition of the suspended year is that the man take a course on sexuality and consent after his release from custody.
Other details
  • The man has no previous convictions.
  • The man continues to maintain his innocence.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man repeatedly raped his wife with household objects while she was unconscious. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe abuse took place in the family home. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe abuse occurred on unknown dates between January 2005 and September 2014. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe abuse came to light when the woman found images her husband had taken of her on his computer in March 2019. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe woman asked him to leave the family home and made a complaint to gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man was found guilty by a jury of 11 counts of sexually assaulting his wife by penetrating her vagina with various objects. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe verdicts followed a retrial, after the first jury found him not guilty on four counts and could not agree on the rest. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Justice Paul Burns sentenced the man at the Central Criminal Court on a Monday. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for 11 years. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge handed down a sentence of 12 years and suspended the final year on conditions. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceOne condition of the suspended year is that the man take a course on sexuality and consent after his release from custody. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man continues to maintain his innocence. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Jan2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who raped unconscious wife repeatedly with objects jailed for 11 years

    Sentence is given as 11 years in the opening line but as 12 years with the final year suspended in the body of the article. Article reports the sentencing on Monday after a retrial verdict of guilty on 11 counts.

    convicted, 49, malevictim, 50, female