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Man's rape conviction quashed without contest after new evidence emerges

Summary

In July 2020 the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction of a 25‑year‑old Dublin man for gang rape after the defence presented new evidence that the complainant had made other sexual allegations before the 2014 incident. The Director of Public Prosecutions did not oppose the application, and no retrial was ordered. The man had been jailed for four years in 2017 after a four‑day trial at the Central Criminal Court, where a jury found him guilty of raping a woman with two other men at a Dublin house. He had received a six‑year sentence with the final two years suspended. The appeal was brought by his barrister, Caroline Biggs SC, who also indicated a reservation regarding compensation under Section 9 of the 1993 Criminal Procedure Act. The court made no further orders beyond quashing the conviction. The unnamed 25-year-old pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man's rape conviction quashed without contest after new evidence emerges. Charges or matters: raping the woman with two other men at a house in Dublin on a date in May, 2014. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty

When:

• June 2017 Other
• 2020-07-29 Publication

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