Kielan Mooney, a 30-year-old soldier from Derry, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for the rape of a fellow soldier at a Dublin hotel in 2021. The judge described Mooney's actions as 'selfish, arrogant, and forceful,' highlighting his disregard for the victim's wishes. Earlier testimonials portraying Mooney as a devoted father were deemed 'a gross overstatement' and 'a false prospectus' by the judge after two women came forward to refute the claims.
Testimonials claiming Kielan Mooney was a good father were a ‘gross overstatement’, says sentencing judge
The now 24-year-old woman, who is also a serving soldier of the Irish Defence Forces, has indicated that while she is content for Mooney to be named in the reporting of the case, she does not wish to be identified.Pancreatic cancer: ‘I just can’t explain what it felt like hearing those words’‘The phone would ring and it would be Mike Scott from the Waterboys or Bono from U2.
The trial heard the woman was out socialising with other army members when they met a group of soldiers from Mooney’s barracks in Donegal. Mooney then forced the woman to perform oral sex on him before he pushed her on to the bed and raped her. The women, who each have two children with Mooney, said that Mooney had not seen his children, that he does not pay maintenance and that it is “always hard work” with him as he never really wants to see them.
Mr Justice Hunt also noted that Mooney applied for bail on conviction by the jury, and while bail was refused and Mooney was remanded in custody pending sentence, one of the reason he was looking for bail was to give him the opportunity to say goodbye to his children. Mr Justice Hunt said it was “apparent” from the woman’s demeanour both during the trial and in giving her victim impact statement that the rapes had impacted her life and career.
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