Home invasion rapist was on bail for Fianna Fáil office burglary

A serial burglar was on bail when he broke into a woman’s house and repeatedly raped her, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Gerard Kane (aged 36) threatened to bury his victim in the back garden and said he would hang himself if she went to the gardaí. During the ordeal he went to the bathroom and returned with “white powder” on his bottom lip before raping the woman again.