Ireland Offaly man found guilty of rape and coercive control after trial
A 39-year-old man from Offaly, whose name is not given in the facts, was found guilty by a jury at Tullamore courthouse of raping a woman and of coercive control against her. The rape charges covered three occasions between February 8, 2018 and February 24, 2020, and the coercive control charge covered January 1, 2019 to July 4, 2020. The jury also convicted him of sexual assault, three counts of assault causing harm, and false imprisonment, and acquitted him of one further false imprisonment charge. The verdict was returned on a Friday and reported on July 20, 2024. The judge ordered a probation and welfare report and a prison governor's report and remanded him in custody for sentencing on October 21.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted20 Jul
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 39-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of rape and coercive control against a woman.
- Where
- The trial took place at Tullamore courthouse in Co Offaly.
- The offences were committed at two locations in Co Offaly, and one assault was committed in a foreign country that the facts do not name.
- When
- The rape charges covered three occasions between February 8, 2018 and February 24, 2020.
- Charges
- The coercive control charge alleged controlling or coercive behaviour between January 1, 2019 and July 4, 2020.
- The jury also convicted him of one count of sexual assault in 2020 and three counts of assault causing harm in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- The jury also convicted him of falsely imprisoning the woman in 2020.
- In court
- The man was found not guilty of one further false imprisonment charge.
- He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
- Jury deliberations began on Thursday evening and continued on Friday morning.
- Defence counsel asked for a probation and welfare report to assist sentencing.
- Sentence
- The judge ordered both reports and remanded the accused in custody for sentencing on October 21.
- Other details
- The defence also sought a prison governor's report because the man had been in custody for two years.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA jury found the man guilty of rape and coercive control. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe trial took place at Tullamore courthouse. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe offences were committed at two locations in Co Offaly, except one assault committed in a foreign country. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe rape charges covered three occasions between February 8, 2018 and February 24, 2020. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThe coercive control charge alleged controlling or coercive behaviour towards the woman between January 1, 2019 and July 4, 2020. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThe jury also convicted him of one count of sexually assaulting the woman in 2020, three counts of assaulting her in 2018, 2019 and 2020 causing harm, and one count of falsely imprisoning her in 2020. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe man was found not guilty of one further false imprisonment charge. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtJury deliberations began on Thursday evening and continued on Friday morning. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtDefence counsel asked for a probation and welfare report to assist sentencing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge ordered both reports and remanded the accused in custody for sentencing on October 21. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe defence also sought a prison governor's report because the man had been in custody for two years. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Jul2024Man found guilty of rape and coercive control after Offaly trial
Jury verdicts at Central Criminal Court trial in Tullamore; sentencing set for October 21; probation and welfare report and prison governor's report ordered.
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