Man has rape sentence reduced

Published: Monday, May 30, 2011

A man who raped a babysitter nearly 30 years ago has succeeded in having his 11-year sentence reduced on appeal. John Regan (62), Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, was jailed for 11 years in April 2008 after a Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty of raping the now 38-year-old woman on a date in 1982 and on three charges of indecently assaulting her on dates between 1979 and 1984.

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