A woman has said after her partner raped her she felt like she had been murdered, “just my body was still here”.
Chloe Loran delivered her victim impact statement during the sentence hearing of Martin Harte (33) last March. He raped her twice during their relationship, which began when she was 16 years old.
Harte, of Marian Hill, Portarlington, Co Laois, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to a count of engaging in a sexual act with a child under 17, known in law as defilement, in 2013.
He also pleaded guilty to two counts of rape on dates in 2019 and 2022.
Philipp Rahn SC, prosecuting, told the court on Monday Ms Loran wished to waive her right to anon
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