Rapist who fled from North was found in Dublin

A rapist who fled from the North and failed to inform gardaí he had entered the State before going on the run again has been given a four-month sentence.

Edward Connors, aged 20, who raped an American tourist in Belfast five years ago, was charged at Dublin District Court on Jul 26, 2012, with failing to notify the authorities of his name, address, and date of birth contrary to the Sex Offenders Act 2001.

He had been arrested at Labre Park, in west Dublin, where he had been staying, and a week later he successfully applied for bail when he appeared at Cloverhill District Court.