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Alleged rapist seeks change of prison

A man in custody on charges of raping two girls wants a change of jail.

Sat, 05 Oct, 2013 - 01:00

The 30-year-old from Athlone, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Harristown District Court yesterday.

He was charged on Monday with twice raping each of the girls, aged 6 and 9, at an address in the Midlands town last Saturday.

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