A man who raped his sleeping girlfriend in her home has been sentenced to five years in prison, with the final two years suspended.
Francis Bourne of Lower Main Street, Buncrana, Co Donegal pleaded guilty to the rape of a woman at her home in Donegal on November 31, 2016.
He said he also took into account Bourne’s lack of previous convictions, his voluntary work, and the significant mental health issues he has suffered from his early teenage years. He sentenced Bourne to five years in prison but suspended the final two years for two years under strict conditions. She said she was woken gently by a weird feeling and realised he was having sex with her. She felt he was making an effort to be quiet, and once he ejaculated, he got slowly out of bed and tip-toed out of the room.
In her victim impact statement, the woman told the court that Bourne had “used my body for his selfish needs.” She said she had lost a lot that night, including her dignity, self-worth and trust in her partner, the person she had thought she was closest to.
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