Louth man to be sentenced over attempted rape after he reported incident to gardaí

Image: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie Image: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie A LOUTH MAN who showed up at a nearby garda station to alert officers to the fact that he had just tried to rape a young woman will be sentenced later.

Kane pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to attempted rape of the now 21-year-old in Ardee, County Louth on November 16, 2020. He has one previous conviction for a public order offence. “He attempted to rape me and violate me. I was strong enough to escape but it has still affected my mental health,” the woman said.

“No human being should be violated and taken advantage of and never feel unsafe,” the woman concluded. #Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youCounsel said his client was being treated for both depression and psychosis at the time but had not taken his medication for the two weeks prior to the attack.

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