Rapist opposes extradition to Ireland

A 53-year-old man who absconded from the mental facility in England he was sent to after he being convicted of raping a 18-year-old girl is opposing a bid by the UK authorities to have him returned, the High Court heard today.

The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is wanted by the UK authorities who claimed that he absconded from a hospital he was sent after an English Court found that he had raped in July 1993.