Man jailed for raping woman as she slept

A Wexford man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with the final three suspended, for raping a Kildare woman while she slept.

Man jailed for raping woman as she slept

Owen Power, 20, had met the then 19-year-old victim briefly for the first time that night while they were both out socialising in Wexford.

Power, of Michael J Synnott Drive, Castlebridge, was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury last July of raping the woman in Wexford on Feb 5, 2012. He was registered a sex offender when evidence was heard last week.

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