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# Rape

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Man (34) facing life in prison in UK over string of 'horrific' attacks on women and children
Joseph McCann moved across five force areas as he evaded police for 15 days.
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Dec 6th 2019, 5:33 PM
Indian police shoot dead four men suspected of rape
The men were accused of the gang rape of a young woman in Hyderabad.
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Dec 6th 2019, 7:07 AM
Woman set on fire on way to testify against her alleged rapists in India
It is the latest gruesome case of violence against women in the country.
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Dec 5th 2019, 1:54 PM
Korean K-pop star jailed for gang rape and secretly filming and distributing illicit videos
“It is hard to fathom the extent of suffering the victims must have gone through,” the court’s ruling said.
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Nov 29th 2019, 7:23 AM
Laois man convicted of rape of sleeping woman at Kildare house party
The man was remanded on bail until sentencing on 3 February.
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Nov 27th 2019, 4:03 PM
Rapists who high-fived and hugged each other while victim lay in pain jailed for seven years
The Italian nationals were arrested after police discovered them re-enacting the attack on the club’s CCTV recordings.
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Nov 22nd 2019, 5:40 PM
Six women and five men to face trial charged with over 200 counts of rape, sexual assault, and neglect of children
Six women and five men, aged between their 20s – 70s, are charged with offences including rape, sexual assault, neglect and cruelty.
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Nov 21st 2019, 1:25 PM
Man jailed for raping his daughter while mother was terminally ill in hospital
The judge said that the victim, who has special needs, still has a bond with her father.
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Nov 11th 2019, 6:04 PM
Jurors asked to consider if accused men 'really cared' whether alleged rape victim said no
The two men have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Nov 9th 2019, 6:30 AM
Law Reform Commission recommends changes to laws surrounding consent in rape cases
The commission is calling for the introduction of a new ‘objective’ test.
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Nov 8th 2019, 6:10 AM
'It could be anyone - your sister, mother, niece or aunt - rape happens'
Lavinia Kerwick, the first rape survivor in Ireland to waive her anonymity, has called for more supports to be made available to fellow survivors.
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Nov 7th 2019, 3:36 PM
Two men found guilty of rape of woman following Donegal 'student night'
The woman told the trial she did not consent to any sexual activity.
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Nov 6th 2019, 2:56 PM
Outrage in Spain after men are acquitted of raping girl 'because she didn't fight back'
The 14-year-old victim was unconscious at the time.
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Nov 1st 2019, 9:44 PM
Man (30s) jailed for eight years for 'violent, forceful rape' of woman in Limerick
The man had been living in Ireland for eight months at the time of the offence.
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Oct 21st 2019, 6:21 PM
Woman raped and abused by stepfather says it was 'aspect of everyday life during her childhood'
Thomas Mullarney was give jail sentences totalling 14 years with the final two suspended.
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Oct 21st 2019, 3:30 PM
'Depraved': Child rapist jailed for seven years
The survivor of the attack was the man’s then-girlfriend’s younger sister, who is waiving her anonymity.
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Oct 21st 2019, 1:13 PM
Woman tells court about alleged rape by two men after pub 'student night' in Donegal
The alleged victim told a trial she was ‘half way between sleep and drunkenness’ during the incident.
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Oct 15th 2019, 3:02 PM
Two Italian men found guilty of raping woman in Soho nightclub
The victim was taken to hospital where she required surgery following the attack.
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Oct 15th 2019, 2:49 PM
'You took the happy, young girl I used to be': Woman addresses foster father guilty of rape
The man will be sentenced on 13 November.
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Oct 14th 2019, 10:26 PM
Investigation launched as woman allegedly raped in Kerry town
The alleged incident took place at around 1am on Sunday morning.
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Oct 8th 2019, 10:49 PM
Four teenagers arrested on suspicion of rape in Co Wexford
All four males, one adult and three juveniles, are being detained in garda stations in the South East.
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Oct 3rd 2019, 10:11 AM
'I need to see you go into the ground,' Fiona Doyle tells her rapist father
Fiona Doyle suffered a decade of sexual abuse at the hands of her father.
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Sep 19th 2019, 11:21 PM
Man sentenced to 13 years in prison over rape of two women in Belfast
The attack took place at a flat in south Belfast on 25 November 2017.
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Sep 19th 2019, 5:32 PM
'Passing out is very, very common': 55% jump in referrals to G detox clinic amid growing sexual assault fears
Chemsex is becoming more common in Ireland, leading to concerns about health risks and an increase in sexual assaults.
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Sep 14th 2019, 9:00 PM
Taxi driver appears in court charged with raping a woman in his car in Dublin
Granting bail, Judge John O’Leary ordered that the man “refrain from driving a taxi”.
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Aug 26th 2019, 6:57 PM
Iconic Mexico City monument graffitied with anti-rape slogans by 'glitter protesters'
Phrases like “They don’t take care of us” cover the Angel of Independence, while “rapists” was scrawled on a police station.
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Aug 18th 2019, 11:26 AM
'The person can't move on - they are required to remember': Rape survivors 'dropping cases' because of waits for trials
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is calling for pre-recording of some trial evidence in cases.
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Aug 5th 2019, 6:30 AM
Man jailed for 20 years for raping two sex workers on the same day
Ms Justice Tara Burns said that Gheorghe Goidan (46), a Romania national, had preyed upon the vulnerability of the two women.
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Jul 31st 2019, 7:15 PM
Man who raped his neighbour handed seven and a half year sentence by judge
The court heard that the man was asked to leave his neighbour’s house but instead followed her to her bedroom.
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Jul 29th 2019, 7:21 PM
Scottish man who faked own death in US to avoid rape charges has been arrested
He is being held by the US Marshals Service.
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Jul 27th 2019, 1:41 PM
'Girls are forced to have sex in exchange for sanitary pads or 50 cents'
Young female activists are working to improve people’s lives in the largest urban slum in Africa, Kibera.
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Jul 23rd 2019, 9:00 PM
Cork man jailed for seven years for raping woman as she slept
Patrick O’Driscoll, now aged 21, denied the charges.
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Jul 23rd 2019, 2:53 PM
'I'll give you a goat and then you can forget about the rape'
In certain areas of Kenya, slaughtering an animal or paying a €20 fine is the punishment for rape.
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Jul 22nd 2019, 9:00 PM
'Dangerous sexual predator' who raped 13-year-old girl in church grounds jailed for nine years
The accused has 37 previous convictions of which 17 are for sexual offences.
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Jul 22nd 2019, 5:08 PM
Man (75) has conviction for raping granddaughter quashed over concerns he was unfit to stand trial
Christopher Redmond was found in recent weeks to have had a severe form of dementia for some time “with no prospect of recovery”.
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Jul 22nd 2019, 3:06 PM
Man (18) pleads guilty to rape of half-brother and defilement of half-sister over two-year period
The case was heard today at the Central Criminal Court.
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Jul 18th 2019, 10:29 PM
Man jailed for raping woman after she became lost on night out has conviction quashed on appeal
Mohamed Okda was remanded in custody to appear before the Central Criminal Court on Monday next.
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Jul 18th 2019, 3:38 PM
Rape trial collapses after alleged victim leaves Ireland during trial
The woman left on a ferry on Tuesday evening and was not answering her phone, the court heard.
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Jul 4th 2019, 5:07 PM
The Explainer: How Patrick Nevin was found guilty in the 'Tinder rape case'
We look at the Patrick Nevin court case which saw him being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another.
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Jun 28th 2019, 9:00 AM
Man who was sentenced in his absence for rape and sexual assault of boy is jailed
Anthony Moynihan was jailed today after he was brought into court following the execution of a warrant.
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Jun 24th 2019, 4:11 PM
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