Ireland Named in reporting
Susan Lynch
4 reports across 1 case, 17 Jan 2025 to 17 Jan 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Rape (anal rape, Vaginal rape)
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 17 Jan 2025 to 17 Jan 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, donegallive.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Former partner jailed for 10 years over Donegal rapes Rape (anal rape · Co. Donegal
Paul Arthur, 59, of Conwall, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, was found guilty by a jury of two counts of anal rape and one count of vaginal rape of Susan Lynch, his former partner of 14 years, on two occasions in September 2017 and July 2018 in her bed in Donegal. Lynch gave a statement to gardaí in October 2019 and the trial was held in Castlebar, Co Mayo, where the jury returned guilty verdicts in November 2024. Arthur was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court on 17 January 2025, with the sentence backdated to when he went into custody. Defence counsel confirmed there would be no appeal against the conviction.
Sentenced, 17 Jan 2025Victim · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming Susan Lynch, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 17 Jan2025Rape victim didn't get counselling as she feared it would be used against hervictim, Susan Lynch, female, irish (judged from name)Susan Lynch
- 17 Jan2025Donegal rapist jailed for 10 years at Central Criminal Courtvictim, Susan Lynch, female, irish (judged from name)Susan Lynch
- 17 Jan2025‘You are a monster in my dreams’: Woman raped by partner feared counselling notes would be used against hervictim, Susan Lynch, female, irish (judged from name)Susan Lynch
- 17 Jan2025'Rape is rape', says woman after former partner jailedvictim, Susie Lynch, female, irish (judged from name)Susie Lynch
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