{"id":537482,"date":"2026-07-07T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/537482\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:02:10","slug":"man-extradited-to-face-donegal-rape-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/537482\/","title":{"rendered":"Man extradited to face Donegal rape charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man extradited to Ireland to face charges of rape in Co Donegal has been remanded in custody.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who is in his 40s and cannot be named at this stage of proceedings, was brought before Judge Emile Daly at Letterkenny District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The accused man was flown to Ireland from another country after the execution of a European Arrest Warrant and has now been remanded in custody.<\/p>\n<p>He is charged with two counts of rape involving the same woman at a location in Co Donegal on a date in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>One of the charges is contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990. The other charge is contrary to section 48 of the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861 and section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981, as amended by section 21 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Garda Johnny Gallagher gave evidence of arresting the man at 10.50pm on July 6, 2026 at Terminal 2, Dublin Airport on foot of a European Arrest Warrant.<\/p>\n<p>The man was conveyed to a Garda Station in Donegal and charged with the two offences.<\/p>\n<p>When cautioned, the man told detectives after each charge: \u201cI did not say that I was guilty. 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