Rape

16:49, 14 JAN 2025

Trial begins for three men accused of raping woman they met in Dublin nightclub

Two video clips were sent from one of the men accused of rape to another, in which one of the men can be heard saying: “Listen to you laughing after she says 'No'”

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Detective sacked over ‘rape fantasy’ relationship with 16-year-old schoolgirl

An investigation was launched into the officer after the complainant disclosed details of the relationship to an off-duty police sergeant at a weekend hen party

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Dominique Pelicot: Ex-wife reacts in court as 'Monster of Avignon' jailed for 20 years in historic rape case

Speaking in court on Thursday, Dominique Pelicot said: "I am guilty of what I did. I subjected my wife, my children, my grandchildren to this. I regret what I did. I ask for forgiveness even if it is not forgivable"

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Dominique Pelicot: Verdicts to be delivered on 51 men in historic rape trial that caused shockwaves worldwide

Among the men on trial is Dominique Pelicot, who admitted that for years, he knocked his wife of 50 years out with drugs so he and strangers he recruited online could abuse her while he filmed the assaults

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Teen raped after NYE party tells attacker 'you ruined me' as judge praises her bravery

The attacker has been jailed for seven years

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Rapist pleads guilty to harassment of three female journalists

Mark McAnaw (52) appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, when he was arraigned on three counts of harassment

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Irish Defence Forces member to be sentenced for rape of fellow soldier at Dublin hotel

The woman said she never expected a man to take away something from her in such a selfish way and described how she struggled with her mental health in the aftermath of the rape

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Former priest who raped and sexually abused numerous young boys has most recent jail term halved on appeal

Denis Nolan (71) formerly of The Presbytery, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of oral rape and 36 counts of sexual assault on dates between 1994 and 2000 at locations in Dublin and Wicklow

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Man who raped girl, 15, who babysat for the woman he was having affair with appeals conviction

The man has been sentenced to eleven years in prison with the final three suspended

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Man jailed for 17 years for 'devastating' rape of wife and two daughters

The man, who cannot be identified, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Cork

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Monaghan man who raped teenager after convincing him to come to his home is jailed

In a victim impact statement read into the record by Eilis Brennan SC prosecuting, the victim said in the aftermath of the rape: "I wanted to lock myself in a room and never come out"

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Gang rapist Thomas O’Neill remanded in custody after pleading guilty to drug dealing offences

Thomas O’Neill was one of four teenagers who gang-raped a woman at Cratloe Woods, Co Clare, on January 23, 2004

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Man who raped woman in Cork house jailed for three and half years

The judge said the man "refused to take no for an answer" and "forced himself" on the victim

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Man who continued to rape wife after young child entered room jailed for six years

The court was told the relationship had broken down at the time of the offending, but the couple was continuing to co-habitate for the sake of their young children

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Man who forced stepdaughter to watch while he raped her mother jailed for ten and a half years

A court heard that the man insisted one of his wife or stepdaughter perform oral sex on him, saying they could choose who would do it. The mother agreed to perform oral sex, and the man demanded his stepdaughter watch

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42 rape cases saw life sentences handed down in 2023, new report shows

One of the defendants jailed for life in 2023 was Richard O’Brien (61) for the rape and sexual abuse of his sisters, niece and his own daughters during four decades of horrific offending

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Irish teen, 15, arrested on suspicion of raping Irish tourist in Spanish resort

The youngster was held hours after the alleged sex attack in the Costa Dorada resort of Salou

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Man charged with rape at Ennis leisure centre sent forward for trial

At Ennis District Court, the man - who can’t be identified for legal reasons - is charged with the single count of rape of a female at the Active Ennis Leisure Centre

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Police investigating alleged street rape of Irish tourist in popular holiday resort

The woman, thought to be aged around 50, told detectives she had been sexually attacked by two men in the popular resort of Albufeira

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Man who raped woman as she slept beside boyfriend and newborn baby in Donegal home jailed for eight years

Shaun O'Donnell (34) was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape and one count of sexual assault at a home in Donegal on March 26, 2021 following a Central Criminal Court trial

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Rapist Anthony Byrne's daughters tell how he tried to turn them against each other: 'He is so evil'

Brave abuse survivor Kim Jordan and her sister Shauna exclusively spoke to us after “sadistic” Anthony Byrne (55) was jailed to nine and a half years in prison

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Dubliner Anthony Byrne jailed for nine and a half years for raping stepdaughter on holiday

Evil abuser Byrne (55) of Ballyfermot Road, Dublin, was today handed an 11 year prison sentence, with the final 18 months suspended,

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Former international swimming coach Derry O’Rourke jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assault of young teen

He was convicted of one count of rape and 11 charges of sexual assault which involved touching the child’s breast and digitally penetrating her vagina

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Man who raped woman after dropping her home jailed for five and a half years

The Central Criminal Court heard that Matthew Fadeyi (34) raped the woman, who was an acquaintance and significantly younger than him, after dropping her home in August 2018

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