Six years for Wexford man who felt it is not possible to rape wife

A Wexford man convicted of raping his spouse has been jailed for six years at the Central Criminal Court.
Six years for Wexford man who felt it is not possible to rape wife

The 53-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity, told gardaí that he did not think it was possible for a husband to rape his wife.

The man had pleaded not guilty to rape and false imprisonment of his wife at her home in Co Wexford in October 2011.

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