Kildare man jailed for raping sleeping woman

The 38-year-old man pleaded guilty to the rape at a house in Kildare in 2017. File photo

A man who raped a sleeping woman and told her “she wanted it” has been jailed for six and a half years.

The 38-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, pleaded not guilty to an offence of rape at an address in Co Kildare on March 12, 2017. He has one previous conviction for an assault.