Computer programmer sentenced to eight years for rape in Dublin flat

A computer programmer and dance‑music promoter, Anton Shvets, 38, has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for raping a Ukrainian woman who was staying overnight in his flat at Clancy Quay, Islandbridge, Dublin 8.

The conviction followed a trial at the Central Criminal Court in July 2023, where a jury found Shvets guilty of rape. The victim, who had taken two lines of ketamine earlier in the evening, was offered a place to stay by Shvets after her friend arrived from Ukraine with no accommodation.

According to Detective Garda Richie Mostyn, the victim and her friend arrived around midnight. After some drinks, the victim slept fully clothed in Shvets’s double bed. She later awoke to discover her trousers and underwear removed and reported that Shvets raped her while she lay on her stomach.

During the trial Shvets claimed the act was consensual, alleging “flirting,” but the jury rejected his defence. Justice Eileen Creedon noted the aggravating factors of the victim’s young age and that she was sleeping, and reduced a headline sentence of nine years to eight years, suspending the final year in view of his previously good character.

The victim gave a video‑link impact statement from Ukraine, describing lasting trauma, anxiety, depression, drug dependence and a suicide attempt. Shvets, who arrived in Ireland in 2016 and is now an Irish citizen, has no prior criminal record in Ireland or Ukraine.

Source: Dublin Gazette. Photo: Curtis Adams / Pexels.