{"id":889357,"date":"2026-02-01T02:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/woman-felt-sorry-for-equestrian-coach-aged-62-who-raped-her-aged-14-until-he-denied-it-in-court\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T02:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:13:49","slug":"woman-felt-sorry-for-equestrian-coach-aged-62-who-raped-her-aged-14-until-he-denied-it-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/woman-felt-sorry-for-equestrian-coach-aged-62-who-raped-her-aged-14-until-he-denied-it-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman felt sorry for equestrian coach, aged 62, who raped her, aged 14, until he denied it in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<article data-id=\"41782784\" data-puid=\"102\" data-statistic-type=\"0\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/courtandcrime\/\">Court &#038; Crime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During his evidence the\u00a0 sports coach described the young woman\u2019s evidence as \u2018fantasies\u2019 and \u2018insane\u2019<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Woman felt sorry for Cork equestrian coach, aged 62, who raped her, aged 14, until he denied it in court\" alt=\"Woman felt sorry for Cork equestrian coach, aged 62, who raped her, aged 14, until he denied it in court\" src=\"\/cms_media\/module_img\/9893\/4946558_23_articlemedium_LC_20anglesea_20street_2006_1_.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"  ><figcaption>\n<p>William Connolly will be sentenced on February 13 at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork. File picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 &#8211; 10:19<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><story><\/p>\n<p class>\n            <span>WARNING: Some readers may find the following report upsetting<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p class>A 14-year-old girl who was raped by her 62-year-old equestrian sports coach who promised to help her as long as she kept him happy, described how she felt sorry for him and felt guilty with the secret for six years until the moment he got into the witness box at his trial and \u201cI had to listen to him deny everything that we both know had happened\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><\/story><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-content\">\n<p>CONNECT WITH US TODAY<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to know the latest news and updates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><i>\uf107<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/courtandcrime\/arid-41785475.html\" title=\"structure articleHeadline\" id=\"readnow-image-event-id\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/cms_media\/module_img\/9904\/4952375_2_augmentedSearch_IRISH_20Nkencho_20152193.jpg\" alt=\"\n\n<p>(Left to right) George Nkencho&#8217;s mother, Blessing, his brothers, Emmanuel and Victor, and his sister, Grateful demonstrate outside Store Street Garda Station in Dublin on Friday. 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