A serial rapist who confessed to more crimes while in prison has been jailed for a further five years. Salman Dar (33) from Lahore in Pakistan was described at the Central Criminal Court as 'every woman's nightmare'.
He arrived in Ireland in 2003 as a computer science graduate looking for work and was jailed for 15 years the following year for raping three women in Dublin over a period of six months.
The attacks were predatory and very violent. Dar told gardaí: "I had no plan. If opportunity presents, I'll attack". He said it was at the back of his head when he went out at night that he would pick out someone as people moved around.
The women were often ambushed as they walked home.
In December 2012, while in Arbour Hill Prison, Salman Dar contacted gardai and confessed to two unsolved crimes both dating back to the first half of 2004.
Dar (33), formerly of Abbey View, Ballyhaunis in Co Mayo subsequently pleaded guilty to an attempted rape at Ranelagh, Dublin on March 21st, 2004. He also pleaded guilty to oral rape and sexual assault at Synge Street in Dublin on May 23rd, 2004.
He was questioned at the time about the Synge Street attack but never charged. Dar told gardai the victim stood before him during an identity parade and asked him to open his eyes.
She was distressed and did not pick him out but he believes she would have if she'd had been given more time.
Psychological therapy
The defence say Dar's prison confessions follow four years of psychological therapy at Arbour Hill Prison.
The court previously heard that Salman Dar had been sexually abused by a man from the age of 14. He comes from a prestigious family in Pakistan. His lawyers say he is keen to return home on his release from prison.
Mr Justice Paul Carney said the case came to him in the most unusual circumstances. If Dar had admitted to these offences back in 2004 chances are he would not have received a significantly greater sentence than the 15 years imposed at the time, he noted.
Without his confessions these unsolved cases would never have resurfaced. The judge imposed seven year sentences on both charges with the final two years suspended.
He directed that Dar is to undergo 18 months post release supervision - but that this will not be required if he leaves the country on completion of his sentence.
