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Man pleads guilty to repeated rape of Spanish student (18)

Date
2018-07-23

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In Dublin, a 25‑year‑old man named Eoin Berkley pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three counts of raping an 18‑year‑old Spanish student who was staying with a host family. The offences occurred at the Irish Glass Bottle Company site on Pigeon House Road between 15 and 16 July 2017. Judge Michael White advised the victim of her right to submit a Victim Impact Statement and adjourned sentencing to allow her to prepare. Berkley was remanded in custody for a sentencing hearing scheduled for 22 October, with the court to finalise the matter that week.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man pleads guilty to repeated rape of Spanish student (18). Charges or matters: the repeated rape of a teenage Spanish student in Dublin last summer. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 15 Adjournment
October 22 Adjournment
2018-07-23 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed 25-year-old

Defendant

Charges: the repeated rape of a teenage Spanish student in Dublin last summer (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Caroline Biggs SC, prosecuting, said arrangements would be made for the young woman to travel to Ireland if she decides to attend the sentence hearing.; Mr Justice Michael White said the complainant should be advised of her right to make a Victim Impact Statement, and he adjourned sentencing to give her time to do so.