Ireland Case No. 4404Rape · Co. Waterford · 1 Apr 1991
Waterford man (63) jailed for six years for 1991 rape of neighbour recovering from surgery
A 63-year-old Waterford man who cannot be named was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for raping his next-door neighbour in April 1991 while she was recovering from surgery. Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed seven years with the final 12 months suspended.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced4 Dec
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports23 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA Waterford man raped his next-door neighbour as she was recovering from surgery. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe gained entry to her home by pretending to have lost his keys. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rape took place in April 1991. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe woman made a complaint in July 2023 and a garda investigation began. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationWhen interviewed, the man acknowledged they lived beside each other but denied the offence. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- courtThe man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping the woman. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping the woman at her home in April 1991. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Justice Paul McDermott passed sentence on Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of nine years and placed the offending in the higher range. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to seven years in prison with the final 12 months suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe man was placed under Probation Service supervision and ordered to have no contact with the injured party. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when the man went into custody in December 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceA Waterford man who raped his next-door neighbour was jailed for six years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe sentenced him to seven years in prison and suspended the final 12 months. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was placed under Probation Service supervision. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge ordered no contact with the injured party and backdated the sentence to December 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man has previous convictions for sexually abusing his stepdaughter. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man gained entry to the woman's home by pretending to have lost his keys. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA probation report places the man at high risk of reoffending. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man previously served a four-and-a-half-year sentence for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe has previous convictions for sexual abuse of his stepdaughter. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA probation report placed the man at high risk of reoffending. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man served a 4½-year sentence, with the final 16 months suspended, for sexual assaults of his stepdaughter. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Dec2025Man who raped neighbour as she recovered from surgery jailed for six years
Sentencing of the man at the Central Criminal Court after he pleaded guilty to the 1991 rape.
convicted, 63, malevictim, female - 4 Dec2025Man who abused stepdaughter raped neighbour as she recovered from surgery
Sentencing of the man at the Central Criminal Court after a guilty plea.
convicted, 63, malevictim, female