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# Rape

Last week
10th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023
# Crime
French prosecutors investigating alleged rape of Irish rugby supporter in Bordeaux
The alleged incident occured on Saturday night.
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Sep 11th 2023, 3:10 PM
# Crime
French prosecutors investigating alleged rape of Irish rugby supporter in Bordeaux
The alleged incident occured on Saturday night.
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Sep 11th 2023, 1:58 PM
Last month
August 2023
# Extradition
UK court rules rape suspect Nicholas Rossi, who claims to be Irish orphan, can be extradited to US
Nicholas Rossi is wanted by authorities in Utah for allegedly raping a woman in 2008.
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Aug 2nd 2023, 12:30 PM
This year
2023
# Courts
Westmeath man jailed for 10 years for raping teenage girl after they had been drinking together
The man was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury earlier this year of a single count of rape in Co Westmeath in 2019.
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Jul 10th 2023, 6:03 PM
# Courts
Sex offender who raped one woman and tried to lure another woman into car jailed for 10 years
The judge said Tayyab Salah Uddin had been acting in a “predatory manner” looking for woman who were isolated, alone and in a vulnerable condition.
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Jul 3rd 2023, 6:43 PM
# Scotland Yard
Met Police officer appears in court in England charged with rape
Pc Callum Utley allegedly committed the offence in Beaconsfield in 2019 while he was off duty.
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May 25th 2023, 1:07 PM
# e jean carroll
Woman tells trial that alleged sex assault by Trump three decades ago left her feeling 'ashamed'
E Jean Carroll has sued Trump alleging he sexually assaulted her in a changing room at a department store in Manhattan in the mid-1990s.
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Apr 26th 2023, 10:02 PM
# Court
Schoolgirl raped in Kerry by two teenagers developed eating disorder after attack, court hears
The attack in the early hours of the night of July 26, 2020 in an isolated area near a Co Kerry town.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 9:05 PM
# Central Criminal Court
Woman allegedly raped by three men in car park tells trial she didn't think she'd 'have to shout no'
The offences are alleged to have occurred on 20 December 2017 at a hotel car park in the Leinster area.
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Mar 21st 2023, 9:26 PM
# Central Criminal Court
Woman allegedly raped by three men in car park tells trial she believed she was 'going for a drive'
The woman said she was clear from the outset that she had been raped but was in shock.
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Mar 17th 2023, 2:23 PM
# Court
Woman tells jury she was in shock after alleged gang rape in hotel car park
The offences are alleged to have occurred in December 2017 at a hotel car park in the Leinster area.
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Mar 15th 2023, 7:14 PM
# debunked
Debunked: It's untrue that over 20 migrants were jailed for sex offences in six weeks in Ireland
A video circulating on social media makes the claim.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 4:33 PM
# Meath
Man (40) jailed for raping acquaintance while she slept after night out
The court heard the man’s legal team followed the woman on social media after she complained to Gardaí.
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Feb 20th 2023, 2:34 PM
# Court of Appeal
Child rapist who led 'double life' has sentence increased by two years
The DPP held the view that the sentencing judge erred when handing down the earlier sentence for 72 counts of rape and sexual assault.
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Feb 14th 2023, 9:38 PM
# met police
Victims of serial rapist David Carrick say he was 'a beast' and 'evil'
The 48-year-old was handed 36 life sentences and will serve a minimum term of 32 years.
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Feb 8th 2023, 8:44 AM
# Assault
Footballer Mason Greenwood ‘relieved’ after attempted rape and assault charges dropped
Greenwood had been due to stand trial in November 2023.
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Feb 2nd 2023, 6:45 PM
# Rape Crisis Network Ireland
Rape Crisis Network calls for independent authority on domestic, sexual, gender based violence
This post would independently monitor and scrutinise the coordination and implementation of policy and practice.
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Jan 30th 2023, 1:23 PM
# Courts
Man who repeatedly raped woman he met on dating website jailed for nine years
The judge said Bajo Ziflai had shown no remorse or acknowledged the harm he caused to the woman on the night in question.
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Jan 23rd 2023, 5:23 PM
# andrew tate
Romanian authorities extend detention of controversial influencer Andrew Tate
The controversial influencer is under investigation for alleged human trafficking and rape.
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Jan 20th 2023, 2:07 PM
# Los Angeles
Adult film star Ron Jeremy found unable to stand trial for rape
Jeremy became recognisable through reality shows, public appearances and music videos.
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Jan 18th 2023, 2:43 PM
Last year
2022
# Cork
Man charged with rape of 21-year-old woman who was found hypothermic in derelict house
The 39-year-old man appeared before a special sitting of Bandon District Court in west Cork yesterday.
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Dec 4th 2022, 2:45 PM
# Los Angeles
Prosecution rests case at Harvey Weinstein sex assault trial
Weinstein is two years into a 23-year sentence for his conviction in New York.
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Nov 18th 2022, 7:25 AM
# New York
Filmmaker Paul Haggis ordered to pay $7.5 million in rape case
The jury in New York heard three weeks of testimony.
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Nov 10th 2022, 10:05 PM
# Courts
Three men jailed over gang rape of vulnerable woman at Dollymount Strand in 2016
The Judge noted the men subjected the victim to “degradation of a high degree” when they each raped the woman.
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Nov 4th 2022, 1:29 PM
# paul haggis
Filmmaker Paul Haggis testifies in rape lawsuit against him
He began what could be days of testimony by focusing on his years-long clash with the Church of Scientology.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 7:28 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
Rape crisis centres: Increase in helpline calls compared with pre-pandemic years
A report by
Hayley Halpin
That’s according to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland’s rape crisis statistics 2021 report.
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Oct 24th 2022, 12:05 AM
# Annual Report
Over 7,000 people contacted the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre for the first time in 2021
The line was at its busiest in September and November.
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Oct 5th 2022, 6:00 AM
# India
Police arrest six men accused of gang-raping and murdering two teen sisters in India
An autopsy report confirmed sexual assault and asphyxiation as the cause of death.
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Sep 15th 2022, 3:06 PM
# on trial
Woman ‘woke to find Benjamin Mendy on top of her’, court told
The Manchester City defender denies the rape, in the early hours of 24 July, 2021.
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Sep 5th 2022, 4:55 PM
# Trial
‘Predator’ Benjamin Mendy turned pursuit of women for sex into game, court told
The Manchester City footballer’s trial began at Chester Crown Court today.
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Aug 15th 2022, 2:01 PM
# Abuse
Woman who accused Premier League star of rape has received abuse, UK police say
Barnet Police, part of London’s Metropolitan Police, said it was “alarmed” that the woman had been targeted.
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Aug 3rd 2022, 6:42 PM
# character references
Experts call for 'careful consideration' of proposals to cross-examine references in rape trials
A proposed law would give prosecutors powers to cross-examine character references.
Legal experts say that cross-examining character references could have wider implications for Ireland's courts system.
The Government has indicated that it may consider the issue over the next year, Stephen McDermott writes.
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Jul 18th 2022, 12:05 AM
# Court
Sligo man jailed for nine years for raping a woman he had just met on Tinder
After gardaí were alerted, they told the woman to hang a towel on a balcony to identify which apartment she was in.
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Jun 1st 2022, 3:31 PM
# Investigation
Tory MP accused of rape released on bail
Tory chief whip Chris Heaton-Harris urged the unnamed MP in his 50s to stay away from Parliament.
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May 18th 2022, 8:49 AM
# Investigation
Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape
The unnamed Conservative has been urged not to attend Parliament while under investigation.
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May 17th 2022, 5:52 PM
# Midlands
Midlands rape trial hears doctor's findings consistent with possible non-consensual intercourse
The doctor performed the examination at a Sexual Assault Treatment Unit five hours after the alleged incidents took place.
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Mar 21st 2022, 6:15 PM
# midlands rape trial
Witnesses tell rape trial that woman was 'distraught' and her skirt was 'torn' after leaving car
A witness, who was a friend of the complainant, told the court today that she kept saying “there was six of them, there was nothing she could do”.
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Mar 8th 2022, 7:56 PM
# Midlands
Midlands rape trial: Woman denies sexual activity in car was consensual
The woman at the centre of the case told the court today that she had been “badgered” for oral sex.
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Mar 7th 2022, 8:02 PM
# paul mohan
Man jailed for six years for the repeated rape and sexual abuse of younger sister
Paul Mohan had pleaded guilty to ten counts of raping his youngest sister on dates between 1996 and 2001.
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Mar 1st 2022, 5:29 PM
# Acquitted
Jury acquits former garda of raping his wife at their family home
The 60-year-old man had pleaded not guilty to the offence.
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Feb 22nd 2022, 5:39 PM
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