Court dismisses Cork man’s rape conviction appeal

A man jailed for raping a woman in Cork four years ago has failed to have his conviction declared “perverse”.

George Arundel, aged 27, of Shannonlawn, Mayfield, Cork City, pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, sexual assault, rape, and false imprisonment at Tinker’s Field, Tinker’s Cross, Cork City on May 23 2011.

He was found guilty by a jury on all counts at a Cork sitting of the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Mr Justice Paul Carney on June 8, 2012.