African man convicted of rape to be sentenced in February

An African man who raped a teenage Zambian girl he claimed he had married in a traditional wedding after paying a dowry of a goat, a length of fabric, a frying pan and US $500 (€375) will be sentenced in February.

Kasenge Bangu (aged 46), a Congolese native, with an address at St Anthony's Street, Rialto, Dublin was convicted at the Central Criminal Court on Saturday on four charges of raping the then 15-year-old victim at an address in Wexford on dates from November 20 to December 7, 2002.