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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 18270Rape · Co. Dublin

Sex offender's appeal against rape conviction dismissed

A 49-year-old man was found guilty in Dublin of raping and sexually assaulting his partner's seven-year-old son in the shower at his home between 1 May and 30 September 2016. The boy, aged 10, told his teacher he had been abused, and his mother was informed and contacted gardaí immediately. The man was sentenced in October 2022 to eight years for rape and three years and six months for sexual assault, to run concurrently. On 15 February 2024 the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against conviction, which had argued the trial was unfair because the boy was wrongly told the man had been jailed for raping a girl.

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

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his partner's seven-year-old son.
Where
The offences took place while the child was showering in the man's home in Dublin.
When
The offences occurred between 1 May 2016 and 30 September 2016.
Other details
  • The man was in a relationship with the boy's mother at the time and occasionally stayed overnight.
  • The judge said the man was in a position of trust because of his relationship with the boy's mother.
  • The appeal argued the trial judge erred in ruling that the DVD of the complainant's interview was admissible.
Investigation
  • The abuse came to light when the boy, aged 10, told his teacher he had been sexually abused.
  • The boy's mother was informed and contacted gardaí immediately.
Charges
The man was convicted on one count of rape and one count of sexually assaulting the boy.
Sentence
The man was sentenced in October 2022 to eight years for rape and three years and six months for sexual assault, to run concurrently.
Cause
The man argued his trial was unfair because the boy had been given incorrect information that the man had been jailed for raping a girl.
In court
On 15 February 2024 the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and found the trial judge had properly refused the defence application.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA convicted child sex offender failed in a bid to overturn his conviction for raping his partner's seven-year-old son in the shower. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe offence took place while the child was showering in his home. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe offences occurred on a date between 1 May 2016 and 30 September 2016. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe man was sentenced in October 2022. (thejournal.ie)
  • causeThe man argued that his trial was unfair because the victim was given incorrect information that his attacker had been jailed for raping a girl. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe offence came to light when the boy, aged 10, confided in his teacher that he had been sexually abused. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe boy's mother was informed and contacted gardaí immediately. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeThe man was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of sexually assaulting the boy. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and found the trial judge had properly refused the defence application. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe man received an eight-year prison sentence for rape and three years and six months for sexual assault, to run concurrently. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe appeal argued that the trial judge erred in ruling that the DVD of the complainant's interview was admissible. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man was in a relationship with the boy's mother at the time and occasionally stayed overnight. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe judge said the accused had been in a position of trust due to his relationship with the boy's mother. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Feb2024
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Sex offender fails in bid to overturn conviction for raping partner’s seven-year-old son

    Reports the Court of Appeal dismissing the man's appeal against his conviction. The appeal argued the trial was unfair because the boy had been given incorrect information that the man had been jailed for raping a girl. The article also recounts the trial, the offence, the disclosure to a teacher and the sentence imposed in October 2022.

    convicted, 49, malevictim, 7, male