Case No. 2881Rape, indecent assault · Co. Dublin · 1 Nov 1988
Man who raped 15-year-old babysitter twice appeals conviction
A 76-year-old Dublin man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl twice in the late 1980s has appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal. He was sentenced to eleven years in prison (with the final three suspended) after an eight-day trial at the Central Criminal Court in January 2024, and the appeal panel reserved judgment.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court22 Nov
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced21 Nov
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports31 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCCTV footage showed Maguire punching, kicking and stomping on the man (irishtimes.com)
- whatA different man had initially assaulted the injured party but this was not caught on CCTV (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man twice raped a 15-year-old girl who babysat for the woman he was having an affair with in the 1980s (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man was around 41 years old at the time and was married with children (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe was having an affair with a woman the victim had been babysitting for (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIn the earlier incident he took the victim to the woman's home on the pretext of getting her to clean the house (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim scrubbed herself raw with bleach after the rape in the Wicklow mountains (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe handed her a bar of chocolate and a lollipop after raping her (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim qualified as a counsellor after putting herself through college (irishmirror.ie)
- whereHe took her for a drive to the Wicklow mountains where he raped her (irishmirror.ie)
- whenHe pleaded guilty on 1 November 2022 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offences occurred between November 1988 and August 1989 (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe offences followed the death of his mother and subsequent abuse of drugs and alcohol (irishtimes.com)
- weaponHe beat the man with a can of cider (irishtimes.com)
- chargeJordan Maguire pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to a man on Bedford Row, Temple Bar (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe also pleaded guilty to the production of a can of cider in the course of the assault (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe was convicted of two counts of rape and three counts of indecent assault (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe sentencing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Pauline Codd (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial was an eight-day trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin in January (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe appeal was heard by Mr Justice John Edwards presiding with Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy and Mr Justice Brian O'Moore, who reserved judgment (irishmirror.ie)
- courtDefence counsel Bernard Condon SC argued the trial judge should have warned the jury about convicting without corroboration (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to four years' imprisonment (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe final six months were suspended conditional on attending counselling for addiction and grief trauma (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to eleven years in prison with the final three suspended (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe injured party had no idea why the assault happened (irishtimes.com)
- otherMaguire was on bail and sleeping rough in Dublin city centre at the time of the offence (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe had more than 50 other convictions including robbery, a threat to kill, criminal damage and possession of knives (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe had two assaults causing harm committed since this incident and is serving three years and nine months for them (irishtimes.com)
- otherHis grandmother asked him to leave their home (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe got involved in a dispute that had nothing to do with him (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe is due for release in January 2027 (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Nov2024Man who raped babysitter twice appeals conviction
Reports the Court of Appeal hearing where defence counsel argued the trial judge should have given a corroboration warning due to inconsistencies in the victim's evidence. The three-judge panel reserved judgment.
suspect, 76, malevictim, 15, female - 21 Nov2024Judge sentencing man for attack describes Temple Bar as ‘violent, post-apocalyptic place’
Sentencing hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court; judge made broader remarks about rising violence in Temple Bar and the need for a general deterrent against assaults on innocent bystanders.
victim, maleconvicted, Jordan Maguire, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jordan Maguire