Mann legt Berufung gegen Vergewaltigungsverurteilung gegen jugendlichen Verwandten ein und behauptet, dass die Beweise für „schlechte Laune“ unfair seien
https://www.thejournal.ie/court-of-appeal-man-rape-relative-prejudice-6861811-Oct2025/
Von PoppedCork
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A man (term used loosely) Barry McDonagh found guilty of *17 counts of* raping his teenage sister-in-law is now claiming his conviction was “unfair” because the jury heard about his violent temper and wife-beating.
The cheek of trying to spin that as prejudice is unreal. He destroyed lives and now wants to hide behind legal loopholes. Absolutely disgraceful.
The poor people who had this thing in their lives for all these years..
Just because he’s arguing this doesn’t mean the courts will necessarily agree with him. Why not wait for a verdict before deciding how outraged to be.
Riots when? What do i need to bring?
What a horrendous piece of shit.
There is no need appeal sentences for scumbags, just get rid of them
This is why it’s important we have a system that incentives guilty pleas and not going to court. As much as commenters like to decry sentences which take guilty pleas into account, advertisal court, with appeals, should be avoided if possible in cases of sexual offenses. Thinking of the victim and having to go through it again.
“At the time of sentencing, McDonagh continued to maintain his innocence and remained married to his wife – his victim’s sister, who was in court to support him.”
Oh good, they’re both pieces of shit
Fuckers like him should get seven and a half years for every rape he committed, to be taken consecutively.
That’s not the defence he thinks it is
In a rape trial, everything about a victim from what they were wearing to sexual history is considered fair game. Maybe we should act like it’s the alleged rapist that’s on trial and not the alleged victim.