A woman whose husband’s jail term for marital rape was recently reduced on appeal has said she is devastated at the court’s decision. In an open letter to the three-judge appeal court published in today’s Irish Times the woman has described the judgment as deeply flawed. Her 43-year-old husband – who cannot be named for legal reasons – continues to show no remorse for the crime, the appeal court heard. His original sentence of 10 years was reduced last month to 8½ years. She imposed lesser terms for the other counts, but ordered they run concurrently with the rape sentence.

Source: The Irish Times March 26, 2018 00:00 UTC