Ireland Named in reporting
Matin Zolfaghari
Born 1990, from the ages reported. 17 reports across 1 case, 5 Feb 2025 to 22 Oct 2026
Suspect: Matin Zolfaghari, non-Irish man, 36 (judged from name)Matin ZolfaghariSuspect: Martin Zolfaghari, non-Irish man, 34 (judged from name)Martin Zolfaghari
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1990, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Rape, Oral rape, Sexual assault
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 17 reports, 5 Feb 2025 to 22 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie, gript.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Matin Zolfaghari (L), Anthony Hickey (C) and Fabio Vicente (R) were sentenced today.
Photoirishphotodesk.ievia thejournal.ie, 10 Mar 2025
Matin Zolfaghari was found guilty of orally raping the woman
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 5 Feb 2025
Matin Zolfaghari, Anthony Hickey and Fabio Vicente were convicted of the rape and sexual assault of a woman they met in a Dublin nightclub in August, 2019. Photographs: Collins Courts
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 22 Oct 2026
(L-R) Matin Zolfaghari, Fabio Vicente and Anthony Hickey had denied the charges
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 27 Mar 2025Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Appeal heard in Dublin nightclub rape and sexual assault case Rape · Co. Dublin
A woman known as Kate was raped and sexually assaulted in a car and at a house in Dundrum, Dublin, on 31 August 2019 after meeting three men at a nightclub. Anthony Hickey, a man, Fabio Vicente, a man, and Matin Zolfaghari, a man, were charged in February 2024 with seven counts of rape, oral rape and sexual assault. They were convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in February 2025 and sentenced in March 2025 to 16, 16 and 14 years respectively with the final year suspended. All three men have lodged appeals against their convictions and sentences, and the Court of Appeal heard their case in October 2026, reserving judgment.
Sentenced, 27 Mar 2025Convicted · 17 reports
Timeline
every report naming Matin Zolfaghari, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Oct2026Convicted gang rapists say trial was prejudiced by allowing woman to give evidence behind screenconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 36, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 9 Apr2025‘One was always watching’: Woman raped by three men from nightclub said they acted like ‘predators’convicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 9 Apr2025Giving evidence in rape case has 'protected' other womenconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 28 Mar2025Who gives a thumbs up in court to rapists who laughed as their victim said No? - Griptconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 27 Mar2025Three jailed for 'depraved' rape of woman they met in Dublin nightclubconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 27 Mar2025Scenes in court as three men jailed for 13 and 15 years over 'depraved' rapeconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 27 Mar2025Three men jailed for ‘cruel, cynical and depraved’ rape and sexual assault of woman they met in Dublin nightclubconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 27 Mar2025Three men jailed for rape of woman they met in nightclubconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, namedMatin Zolfaghari
- 10 Mar2025Woman raped by three ‘complete strangers’ says they robbed her of her love for lifeconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 10 Mar2025Woman who was raped by three men she met at Dublin nightclub says she was treated as 'an object'convicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 10 Mar2025Woman raped by three men says further violated by filmingconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 5 Feb2025Three men convicted of raping a woman they met in a Dublin nightclub in 2019convicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 5 Feb2025Full summary of Dublin rape trial as three men convicted of various sex offencesconvicted, Martin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Martin Zolfaghari
- 5 Feb2025Three men convicted of rape and sexual assault of woman they met in Dublin nightclubconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 5 Feb2025Three men convicted of rape and sex assault of woman they met in nightclubconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 5 Feb2025Three men convicted over rape and sex assault of woman they met in nightclubconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
- 5 Feb2025Three convicted over rape of woman they met in nightclubconvicted, Matin Zolfaghari, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
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