Rapist Prick gets his just desserts

KingOfFairview · 19-12-2007 12:05PM #1

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1219/shannonm.html

admiralofthefleet · 19-12-2007 12:06PM

the full story:

The Court of Criminal Appeal has imposed a ten-year prison sentence on the 20-year-old man convicted of the rape of woman from Co Clare.

Mary Shannon, a 33-year-old mother of three, was raped in May 2005.

She waived right to anonymity after Adam Keane, from Barnageeha in Daragh Co Clare, was initially given a three-year suspended sentence for the attack.
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He was then ordered to serve the sentence after making what the trial judge described as a 'triumphalist gesture' against the victim in the case.

Keane flicked a cigarette at Ms Shannon after both took the train home to Ennis after the original sentencing.

An appeal against the sentence on the grounds of 'undue leniency' was lodged by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The Court of Criminal Appeal said this morning that the original sentence handed down by the Central Criminal Court was unduly lenient and the court upheld the appeal of the DPP.

Mary Shannon was in court with her family when the judgment was handed down.

The final three years of the ten-year sentence were suspended.

Chief Justice John Murray said that the offence of rape is a grave physical assault.

He said in this case it was aggravated by the fact that the rape took place in the victim's own home and bed whilst her three children were in close proximity.

Mr Murray said the fact that Adam Keane had taken alcohol and drugs on the night in question did not absolve him of any responsibility.

great to see justice being served

Blisterman · 19-12-2007 12:07PM

So, a man commited a crime, and got a prison sentence for it?

Am I missing the point here?

I was expecting something slightly more interesting.

High&Low · 19-12-2007 12:10PM

Blisterman wrote: »

So, a man commited a crime, and got a prison sentence for it?

Am I missing the point here?

I was expecting something slightly more interesting.

If you read the article you will see that at the time he was convicted he was given a suspended sentence, there was uproar about this and the DPP rightly appealed the leniency of the sentence...

garthv · 19-12-2007 12:10PM

Finally a decent sentence for one of the most horrible crimes commited these days,
Ive seen rapists let go with a slap on the wrist whereas the woman has the rest of her life to deal with.
10 years should give him enough time to think about what hes done

Anti · 19-12-2007 12:11PM

Blisterman wrote: »

So, a man commited a crime, and got a prison sentence for it?

Am I missing the point here?

I was expecting something slightly more interesting.

tell me about it. Though 10 years is better then normal.

meglome · 19-12-2007 12:12PM

The scumbag getting the sentence he should have originally got seems like something to applaud.

ROCKMAN · 19-12-2007 12:14PM

I remember this story ,
Cocky thing **** after first trail bet is not so cocky now

:D:D
Good to see sometimes justice is done.

KingOfFairview · 19-12-2007 12:15PM

Blisterman wrote: »

So, a man commited a crime, and got a prison sentence for it?

Am I missing the point here?

I was expecting something slightly more interesting.

Read the story fully, its not your average case

woodseb · 19-12-2007 12:16PM

i remember reading the facts of the case, wasn't your usual black and white rape case.........

LadyJ · 19-12-2007 12:17PM

10 years for rape seems decent enough. Suspended sentences for things
like that are just unacceptable imo. Good outcome.

kraggy · 19-12-2007 12:18PM

Final 3 years suspended.

Out in 7 if not less?

Not half harsh enough.

cornbb · 19-12-2007 12:18PM

Great news, he should have been given jail time the first time round but at least he's being punished now.

justsomebloke · 19-12-2007 12:23PM

so the moral of the original sentence was

Rape is OK once you don't litter

Noelie · 19-12-2007 12:24PM

How could the first Judge only give a suspended sentence, that's shocking.

biko · 19-12-2007 12:25PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

Mr Murray said the fact that Adam Keane had taken alcohol and drugs on the night in question did not absolve him of any responsibility.

Finally someone get it.

Boggles · 19-12-2007 12:29PM

Noelie wrote: »

How could the first Judge only give a suspended sentence, that's shocking.

The facts of the original case had more than a hint of reasonable doubt.

Pigman II · 19-12-2007 12:34PM

I was really hoping this thread was about the Pie from American Pie getting revenge on Jason Biggs for the way he treated it.

He never even thought of the pies feelings! He just laid into it.

skywalker · 19-12-2007 12:58PM

Noelie wrote: »

How could the first Judge only give a suspended sentence, that's shocking.

Thats what popped into my head reading the OP.

Tinytony · 19-12-2007 01:08PM

I can't find anything about Dessert in it? What a disappointment.

Cuddlesworth · 19-12-2007 01:09PM

I find it interesting that a person was convicted to 10 years in prison for what was basically one persons word against another.

Boggles · 19-12-2007 01:14PM

krazy_8s wrote: »

I find it interesting that a person was convicted to 10 years in prison for what was basically one persons word against another.

It was just one persons word, he stated he had no memory of the incident, actually it wasn't just one persons word, the papers ran the story front page for a week, courts swayed by the media.

The Sparrow · 19-12-2007 01:14PM

krazy_8s wrote: »

I find it interesting that a person was convicted to 10 years in prison for what was basically one persons word against another.

So you don't think that a rape was committed? What are you basing that on?

Cuddlesworth · 19-12-2007 01:17PM

woooo232 wrote: »

So you don't think that a rape was committed? What are you basing that on?

Where did I say that?

Ste.phen · 19-12-2007 01:18PM

woooo232 wrote: »

So you don't think that a rape was committed? What are you basing that on?

So you DO think that a rape was committed? what are you basing that on?

ojewriej · 19-12-2007 01:21PM

woooo232 wrote: »

So you don't think that a rape was committed? What are you basing that on?

You have to prove the guilt, not the innocence.

krazy_8s wrote: »

I find it interesting that a person was convicted to 10 years in prison for what was basically one persons word against another.

Are you sure it was just based on her word? Was there no forensic evidence?

I mean given that he claims he doesn't remember instead of not guilty would indicate that there must be some proof it happened.

The Sparrow · 19-12-2007 01:21PM

Igy wrote: »

So you DO think that a rape was committed? what are you basing that on?

The fact somebody was convicted of committing a rape.

krazy_8s wrote:

So you DO think that a rape was committed? what are you basing that on?

I didn't say that you did. I asked you if that was what you thought because it is the clear implication from your post that a rape may not have taken place because as you say it is one person's word against another.

Boggles · 19-12-2007 01:22PM

ojewriej wrote: »

You have to prove the guilt, not the innocence.

Are you sure it was just based on her word? Was there no forensic evidence?

I mean given that he claims he doesn't remember instead of not guilty would indicate that there must be some proof it happened.

There was his DNA but that is not proof of rape.

ojewriej · 19-12-2007 01:24PM

Boggles wrote: »

There was his DNA but that is not proof of rape.

Maybe there was something else though? I mean I find it hard to believe that any judge would hand 10 year sentence based on the statement of one person and no other proof.

Boggles · 19-12-2007 01:25PM

ojewriej wrote: »

Maybe there was something else though? I mean I find it hard to believe that any judge would hand 10 year sentence based on the statement of one person and no other proof.

The judge handed him a suspened sentence, meaning he walked free, it was what happened after that convicted him.

ojewriej · 19-12-2007 01:36PM

Boggles wrote: »

The judge handed him a suspened sentence, meaning he walked free, it was what happened after that convicted him.

What happened after only activated the 3 year sentence.

Today his sentence was changed to 10 years with last 3 suspended.

All I'm saying DPP must have had strong evidence if they managed to do that.

Rapist Prick gets his just desserts

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