Karate champ appeals conviction for Cork sex attack which witnesses recorded

Court heard people who had witnessed the attack recorded it

Bagrat Kudzievi was jailed for seven years, with the final year suspended, on December 1, for sexually assaulting Rachel McElroy on her first college night out in Cork City in October 2019. Picture: Cork Courts Limited

A Georgian man sentenced last month for a sexual assault in Cork City has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Bagrat Kudzievi was jailed for seven years, with the final year suspended, on December 1 for sexually assaulting Rachel McElroy on her first college night out in Cork City in October 2019.