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Case No. 4315Rape · Co. Dublin

Man sentenced to six years for raping friend with carrot in Dublin

A 63-year-old man, unnamed in the reports, raped a woman with a carrot in his home in Dublin on dates between September and October 2023. The woman was a close friend of his after her marriage broke down, and she woke to find him assaulting her. He was later arrested, answered garda questions and co-operated with the investigation, and he pleaded guilty to raping her with an object in his home, which the detective accepted as an early plea. On 15 December 2025, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon sentenced him to six years, suspending the final two years on conditions including two years' engagement with the Probation Service.

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

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What happened
  • A 63-year-old man was sentenced for raping a woman with a carrot.
  • The man has previous convictions for rape and sexual assault.
  • The woman became a close friend of the man after her marriage broke down.
  • The woman woke to find the man assaulting her with the carrot, pushed him off and asked what he had been doing, and he ran into the kitchen and said sorry.
Other details
  • She often drank at his home and slept in his bed, while he slept on the couch, and there was never any sexual or physical element to their companionship before the offence.
  • The woman felt sorry for the man and stayed in contact with him after the offence.
  • Mitigating factors included his multiple health issues, including mental health and addiction, and his genuine remorse, alongside admissions he said he would make.
  • Reports differ on the description of the act: the headline and plea refer to rape, while one passage describes sexual assault with a carrot.
Where
The offence took place in the man's home in Dublin.
When
The offence occurred on dates between September and October 2023.
Weapon
The man raped the woman with a carrot.
Investigation
The man was later arrested, answered all garda questions and completely co-operated with the investigation.
Charges
He pleaded guilty to raping the woman with an object in his home, and the detective accepted that this was an early plea.
In court
On 15 December 2025, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon imposed a six-year sentence.
Sentence
The final two years of the sentence were suspended on strict conditions, including two years' engagement with the Probation Service.
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused is a 63-year-old man (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man has previous convictions for rape and sexual assault (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman was a close friend of the man following the breakdown of her marriage (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTheir friendship developed when her marriage broke down (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatShe would often go drinking in his home and sleep in his bed (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man would sleep on the couch on those nights (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThere was never any sexual or physical element to their companionship (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatShe woke up to find the accused raping her with the carrot (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatShe pushed him off and asked him what he had been doing (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man ran out of the room and she followed him into the kitchen where he said sorry (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man always maintained that he would make full admissions (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman felt sorry for the accused and continued to stay in contact with him after the rape (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHis co-operation was coupled with admissions and genuine remorse (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man has multiple health issues including mental health and addiction (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe rape occurred on dates between September and October 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponThe man raped the woman with a carrot (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe man was later arrested and answered all questions in the garda interview (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe man completely co-operated with the garda investigation (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to raping the woman with an object in his home (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe detective accepted that this was an early plea (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Dec2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man raped friend with carrot

    Reports the sentencing of the unnamed 63-year-old man to six years (two suspended) for raping a friend with a carrot, including details of the relationship, the incident, mitigating factors, and the judge's reasoning.

    victim, femaleconvicted, 63, male