Kerry pimp loses appeal against conviction for raping sex worker and intimidating her

Emmet O'Connor was also found guilty of intimidating a witness by sending her a drawing of a headless woman hanging upside-down from a tree

In April 2021, Mr Justice Michael White sentenced O'Connor to eight years' imprisonment for rape and anal rape, to two years for organising prostitution—to run consecutively with the rape sentences—and to another consecutive year for the intimidation offence. File picture

A Kerry pimp who was jailed for 11 years for twice raping a sex worker and sending her graphic messages over Snapchat to prevent her from giving evidence will stay in jail after he failed in his bid to overturn his conviction.

Emmet O'Connor (30) from Shronemore, Rathmore, Co. Kerry, was found unanimously guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in December 2020 of two counts of rape as well as organising prostitution and intimidating a witness by sending her a drawing of a headless woman hanging upside-down from a tree.