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Jul 2024
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Episode 634: Raymond Shorten sentenced f...

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Dublin Taxi driver Raymond Shorten is set to spend the next 11 years behind bars after he was handed down a sentence for raping and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old child.


Niall Donald speaks to Crime World producer Clodagh Meaney who was in court today as the judge told the court how Shorten “couldn’t care less” about the impact on his victim.



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