Two men jailed for attempted 'predatory gang rape' in Cork have sentences cut on appeal

Two men who took part in an attempted “predatory gang rape” of a woman in a van with a mattress in the back have had their jail terms cut on appeal.

The two men aged 22 and 24, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, along with a third man (aged 22) ultimately found not guilty on all counts, had denied the rape, attempted rape, oral rape and sexual assault of the woman at an unknown location in Cork on September 13 2009.