Ireland Two men convicted of rape and sexual assault of teenager in hotel car park
Two men were convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of raping and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a car at a hotel car park in Leinster in December 2017. The State's case is that she went for a drive with them before the assaults. The first jury could not agree on any verdicts, and at a second trial, reported on 21 February 2024, a 25-year-old man was convicted of all charges and a 24-year-old man was convicted of oral rape, with the jury unable to reach a verdict on his rape charge. Both men were remanded in custody pending sentence on 22 April, and a victim impact report was ordered.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Convicted21 Feb
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A jury convicted two men of raping and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a hotel car park.
- The State's case is that the girl went for a drive with the men and was raped by them in a car at the hotel car park.
- Where
- The incident took place in a hotel car park in Leinster.
- When
- The incident took place in December 2017.
- Charges
- The first defendant pleaded not guilty to rape, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault.
- The second defendant pleaded not guilty to rape and oral rape.
- In court
- The case was heard in the Central Criminal Court.
- This was the second trial, after the first jury could not agree on any verdicts.
- A 25-year-old man was convicted of all charges.
- A 24-year-old man was convicted of oral rape, and the jury could not reach a verdict on the rape charge against him.
- Other details
- The two men were aged 17 and 18 at the time of the incident and denied any wrongdoing.
- Sentence
- Both men were remanded in custody pending sentence on 22 April.
- A victim impact report was ordered for the sentencing date.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA jury convicted two men of raping and sexually assaulting a teenager in a hotel car park. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe State's case is that the 17-year-old girl was raped by the men in a car at the hotel car park after going for a drive with them. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in a hotel car park in Leinster. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incident took place in December 2017. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe first defendant pleaded not guilty to rape, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe second defendant pleaded not guilty to rape and oral rape. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThis was the second trial in the case, after the first jury could not agree on any verdicts. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe 25-year-old man was convicted of all charges, and the 24-year-old man was convicted of oral rape. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe jury could not reach a verdict on the rape charge against the 24-year-old man. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceBoth men were remanded in custody pending sentence on 22 April. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceA victim impact report was ordered for the sentencing date. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe two defendants were aged 17 and 18 at the time of the incident and denied any wrongdoing. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Feb2024Two men convicted of raping and sexually assaulting teenager in hotel car park
Second trial after the first jury could not agree on any verdicts. Both men were convicted in part and remanded in custody pending sentence on 22 April, with a victim impact report ordered.
convicted, 25, maleconvicted, 24, malevictim, 17, female