Grammar Not Enough to Overturn Rape Conviction | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

A man convicted of raping his younger brother has lost his appeal after the Court of Appeal rejected his bizarre defense that the victim’s use of “present perfect continuous tense” made the testimony inadmissible. The court ruled that trauma victims often overlook grammar when recounting abuse, and the victim’s statement — “he was raping me for years” — was consistent with the timeline. No major inconsistencies were found in the testimony or medical records, and the trial judge’s decisions were deemed reasonable. The conviction stands, reinforcing that in cases of severe abuse, substance…