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An Irish man received a nine-and-a-half-year sentence for raping and coercively controlling his wife during Covid lockdown, with 18 months suspended.
A man in Ireland was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison, with 18 months suspended, for coercive control and multiple sexual assaults against his wife during the Covid-19 lockdown from August 2020 to June 2021.
The victim, whose identity is protected, described a year-long campaign of psychological and physical abuse, including repeated sexual assaults and rape, often in front of their children, and threats to expose private details to her church and family.
She testified to lasting trauma, including PTSD and anxiety, and said her husband dismissed her consent, claiming intimacy was an entitlement.
Though he pleaded guilty to some charges, a jury convicted him on rape, coercive control, and additional sexual assault counts.
Judge Paul McDermott condemned the abuse as a severe breach of trust, emphasizing the isolation of lockdown and the defendant’s disregard for consent, and imposed strict post-release conditions, including no contact with the victim and mandatory probation supervision.
Un hombre irlandés recibió una sentencia de nueve años y medio por violar y controlar coactivamente a su esposa durante el bloqueo de Covid, con 18 meses suspendidos.