Woman 'passing the shame on' to rapist as he is jailed for seven years

The judge said the father of five took advantage of the woman's 'sleeping and probably intoxicated condition', ignored her protests, appeared to mock her and used a degree of violence beyond that inherent in the act of rape

Mr Justice Paul Burns imposed a sentence of eight years, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for three years in order to encourage rehabilitation. File picture

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A man who raped a woman while she was sleeping and continued to rape her after she managed to escape the first attack, has been jailed for seven years at the Central Criminal Court.