A 48-year-old serving garda is acquitted of raping his former wife but convicted of child cruelty against two of his children. The case is heard at Ireland’s Central Criminal Court after a trial that began at the end of last month. He faces allegations including rape of his then wife, as well as offences relating to child cruelty and assault causing harm involving his daughters, whose ages are reported as 24 and 17 at the time of the trial. Multiple outlets report that the jury delivers guilty verdicts for child cruelty charges concerning the two daughters, while the jury does not convict him of raping his wife. One outlet notes that the defendant cannot be identified to protect the complainants’ anonymity, reflecting statutory reporting rules. The Irish Times and IrishExaminer.com report that the jury returns its verdicts after more than nine hours of deliberations. Overall, the reporting is consistent that the outcome is mixed: acquittal on the rape allegation and convictions on child cruelty charges relating to both daughters.