Midlands rape trial: Four men to be sentenced for raping teenage girl in car | Newstalk

A fifth man will be sentenced for sexually assaulting the then 17-year-old, whose identity is protected by law.

During the trial, the woman gave evidence of becoming separated from friends following a night out in Tullamore on St Stephen’s Day 2016.In what she described as a 'stupid, snap decision,' she said she agreed to get into a car full of boys, whom she innocently assumed were her friends. They weren’t. The driver, Marcos Vinicius De Silva Umbelino, of Riverview, Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath, was among those convicted of raping her.

Eduardo Dias Ferreira Filho, also of Riverview, Kilbeggan and Gabriel Gomes Da Rocha of Mount Armstrong, Rahan, Tullamore, were also found guilty.A fifth man, Ethan Nikolaou of Brosna Park, Kilbeggan, was convicted of sexual assault.If you are affected by any of the issues discussed in this article you can contact the National 24-hour Rape Crisis Helpline on 1800 77 8888.

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Midlands rape trial: ‘Evil had not come to my door until then,’ says victim as men to be sentencedWoman, who was 17 when four men raped her, ‘hates herself’ for getting into the car One of the most distressing cases any of us have ever read, pure evil. Treated her like a piece of meat. They need to be treated like recidivist garlic importers. Let's hope that those guilty of this horrific crime will receive proper and lengthy incarceration terms! Perhaps that would go a little way to allowing the poor girl to have some peace after her terrible ordeal. I predict 2 years with 18 months suspended. What do u predict HMcEntee
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