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Thursday 8 June 2023 Dublin: 11°C

# Rapist

This year
2023
# 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.
Last year
2022
# Courts
Rapist who threatened to cut off ex-partner's fingers receives 10 year sentence
The man was convicted of two counts of rape, two of oral rape, two of sexual assault and two threats to kill or cause serious harm
# Courts
High Court orders rapist to pay woman €315,000 in damages
The judge said that what the man did to the plaintiff “has no place in a civilised society”.
# Court
Rapist who entered woman's home with crowbar jailed for ten years
The victim continues to suffer effects such as flashbacks, nightmares, PTSD and panic attacks.
# Courts
Convicted rapist sentenced to three and a half years for assault on former partner and their child
The judge said that there was no guilty plea and no remorse shown by the accused.
All time
# Rapist
Father of UK's most prolific serial rapist says his son's sentence 'fits his crimes'
The 36-year-old went out in the early hours of the morning, hunting for lone, drunk young men around nightclubs near his flat.
# Manchester
Further potential victims of serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga come forward
The Indonesian student was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years after he was convicted of drugging 48 men.
# John Worboys
'Black cab rapist' jailed for life for attacking four more victims
“He will always pose a risk to women and he can never be allowed back into society,” a lawyer said of John Worboys.
# Rapist
Serial rapist who was target of vigilante attack leaves north Dublin house after arrest for threatening women
It is understood that the rapist was living with a female friend in the area
# Finglas
Convicted serial sex attacker set upon by group of 'vigilantes' in north Dublin
He was chased to Finglas Garda Station.
# conviction
Sex workers' support group praises 20 year sentence for rapist as it thanks victims for coming forward
Gheorghe Goidan was sentenced to 20 years today.
# Search
Gardaí are tracking the movements of a convicted rapist linked to Deirdre Jacob murder
The man is still alive and living in Dublin.
# Adjourned
Sentencing of man who raped woman he met on Tinder adjourned until November
Patrick Nevin was due to be sentenced today.
# John Worboys
Court overturns decision to release 'black cab rapist' from prison
Two women had brought forward the legal challenge.
# appeal
Rapist who appealed to keep his State pension loses case to have his 12 year sentence reduced
The 77-year-old,had denied 60 counts of sexual assaulting and 14 counts of raping his daughter.
# Monaghan
Human remains found as part of investigation into death of rapist James Nolan
The discovery was made at Lough Na Glack near Carrickmacross.
# New Delhi
Indian baby dies after 'rapists' throw her from rickshaw
On average, six people are raped in New Delhi every day.
# Dublin
Gardaí find human remains during search for rapist James Nolan's body
Gardaí began a search of Tolka Valley Park a week and a half ago.
# removed
Rapist removed from court after calling his victim "a filthy prostitute" during sentence hearing
Richard O’Brien was found guilty of rape, attempted rape, false imprisonment and assault causing harm.
# Court
Eight life sentences for convicted paedophile who raped his girlfriend and her mother
The man cannot be named to protect the women’s identities.
# Court
Denying rapist a pension doesn't breach his human rights
He is due for release in three years.
# Cologne
German police capture rapist who escaped during beer hall visit
He had bought a bike.
# Courts
Rapist and child abductor loses case taken against State over recorded solicitor calls
The details of the calls were not given to gardaí.
# Suspended sentence
The woman raped by her boyfriend as she slept has been speaking out all day
Niamh Ní Dhomhnail has received huge praise for her stance, with listeners describing her as an “inspiring woman”.
# secure line
Convicted rapist sues State over recording of confidential phone calls
He is seeking an injunction preventing the authorities from intercepting and recording phone calls between him and his lawyers.
# Norfolk
"Dangerous sexual predator" who preyed on women is given life sentence
He will serve a minimum of 10 years and three months in prison.
# Sex Offenders
'It's likely some of the 400 convicted rapists and paedophiles missing in the UK are in Ireland'
The BBC are reporting that some sex offenders have been missing for over a decade.
# Child Abuse
Gary Glitter found guilty of child sex crimes
The rock star will be sentenced on 27 February.
# bruges
Convicted serial rapist is to be euthanised in a Belgian jail
Frank Van Den Bleeken had asked to die on psychological grounds.
# Euthanasia
Belgium has agreed to "mercy kill" a convicted rapist
The convict says that he has “unbearable psychic suffering”.
# Oklahoma
US inmate 'tortured' in botched execution
Clayton Lockett died after a massive heart attack yesterday, 40 minutes into the execution.
# Cork
Cork judge agrees child rapist can be named
51-year-old Gerard Williams from Churchfield in Cork was sentenced to four years in prison this month for raping a 12-year-old girl at a funfair in 1989.
# Rape
Victim devastated as man who raped her when she was 14 ‘walks free’
A man was a given a suspended sentence last week after being found guilty of raping his wife’s sister when she was 14.
# Murphy
Larry Murphy traced to Amsterdam by TV3 programme
The convicted rapist is shown talking to a number of women with a “very close pal” of his in the show which airs tonight.
# Arrested
Convicted rapist Edward Connors arrested in Dublin
A search was launched after the convict failed to show up for a court hearing in Belfast last week. He had breached the terms of his probation.
# HSE
HSE strongly denies claim sex offender was housed in centre with young girls
The HSE dismissed the claims as “inaccurate and uncorroborated”.
# Morocco
Campaign for Moroccan legal reform after teen rape victim's suicide
Under Moroccan law, the 16-year-old girl’s attacker was able to escape prosecution by marrying her.
# Cold Case
Man jailed in UK for 1984 rape after cold case reopened
Robert Clarke, 43, convicted over 25 years after violent attack and assault on a man and woman in London.