Irish soldier Alan O'Connor sentenced to five years for raping partner's friend.

A member of the Irish Defence Forces, Alan O'Connor, 38, has been sentenced to five years in prison for raping his partner's close friend, Siobhan Murphy, at a property in Portarlington, County Laois, in June 2020. Despite O'Connor's lack of previous convictions and his recent medical issues, the court imposed a five-and-a-half-year sentence, suspending the final six months for two years. O'Connor maintains his innocence and does not accept the jury's verdict.

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