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Case No. 2213Rape · Co. Cork · 28 May 2022

Woman raped by 62-year-old landlord in Cork reads victim impact statement

A young woman who was raped by her 62-year-old landlord at a property in Cork in May 2022 read a victim impact statement at the Central Criminal Court in Cork, describing the trial as a 'life sentence' and the showing of her underwear in court as an 'out of body experience.' The landlord, convicted by a 10-2 majority verdict, was remanded in custody with sentencing adjourned to 11 April.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted27 Feb
    2 reports
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
39 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman is in her late 20s (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe landlord is 62 years old (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man plied the woman with drink while her fiancé was away on his stag weekend (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman and her fiancé shared some communal facilities with the landlord at the house (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman reluctantly accepted an invitation to share a bottle of wine with the man (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWhen the wine ran out, the man kept topping up her glass with brandy until she passed out (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman woke up to find the man raping her (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman's counselling notes were accessed by the legal team and read in court (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman's underwear was displayed in court during the trial (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman was raped by her 62-year-old landlord at a property in Cork in May 2022 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe landlord was convicted by a 10-2 majority verdict (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man plied the woman with alcohol (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man poured brandy for the woman and kept topping up her glass without her consent (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman passed out and awoke on a sofa with her clothes taken off while the man was having sex with her (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman tried to push the man off her and told him to stop (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man was a grandfather and father of three who cannot be identified for legal reasons (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman is over three decades younger than the landlord (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man had rented a property with partially shared facilities to the woman and her fiancé, sharing washing and cooking facilities (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman suffers from PTSD, depression, panic attacks, chest pains, nightmares and flashbacks (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman's underwear was shown in court and her SATU examination report was read out (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man claimed he had consensual sex with the woman (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman said the man left her exposed to STIs, HIV, pregnancy and cervical cancer (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe rape took place at accommodation the woman and her fiancé were renting from the landlord (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe rape occurred on 28 May 2022 (irishtimes.com)
  • whenOn 28 May 2022 the man texted the woman asking if she would like to share a drink (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationDet Garda Rachel McGrath of the Cork North Protective Services Unit investigated the case (irishtimes.com)
  • courtA jury found the man guilty by a 10-2 majority (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe jury deliberated for more than 9½ hours (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe trial took place at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork on 11 February (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe trial lasted one week (irishtimes.com)
  • courtDefence counsel said the man had no previous convictions (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe prosecution said the rape fell within the category carrying seven to 10 years (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMs Justice Siobhán Lankford adjourned sentencing until 11 April (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe accused was remanded in custody until the sentencing date (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe trial took place at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Cork (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtMs Justice Siobhan Lankford adjourned sentencing to 11 April (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe landlord was remanded in custody until his next court appearance (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherConor Devally SC represented the State (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherDt Garda Rachel McGrath and Mary Crilly of the Cork Sexual Violence Centre helped the woman (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Feb2025
    Convictedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Woman raped by landlord describes ordeal of underwear being shown in court

    Victim impact statement read in court; sentencing adjourned to 11 April; landlord remanded in custody; details of the alcohol-facilitated rape and the shared-tenancy arrangement provided

    victim, femaleconvicted, 62, male
  2. 27 Feb2025
    Convictedirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Young woman raped by landlord says her ‘world was turned upside down’

    Provides the full text of the victim impact statement, details of the guilty verdict (10-2 majority after 9½ hours' deliberation in a weeklong trial on 11 February), the prosecution's submission that the rape falls in the 7-10 year category, and the judge's adjournment of sentencing to 11 April with the accused remanded in custody.

    victim, late 20s, femaleconvicted, 62, male