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Former soldier convicted of rape jailed for 10 years
A 31-year-old former soldier has been jailed for ten years for raping a woman on multiple occasions and threatening to kill or cause her serious harm.
Niall Kennedy of Standhouse Lawns, Newbridge in Co Kildare, had denied the charges, but was found guilty of 12 counts of rape on 11 different occasions in August 2017.
He was also convicted of harassment on multiple occasions between February and August 2017 and of making threats to kill or cause serious harm to the woman, once in June 2017 and twice in August 2017.
Today, gardaí paid tribute to the woman's courage in proceeding with the case against Kennedy.
https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2022/0221/1282075-niall-kennedy/
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