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Man accused of raping woman who has Down syndrome pleads not guilty
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Child Sex Abuse
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Guilty
Dublin man convicted of using fake social media profile to convince young girl to have sex
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Man jailed for using Facebook to try to get sisters (12 and 14) to have sex with him
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Dublin
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Westmeath
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Guilty
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Trial
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closing speeches
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Extortion
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