The man, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of the victim, first sexually assaulted her under the guise of looking after her when she had Covid.

The study was led by researchers from Queen’s University Belfast.

Cliona Ward, 54, a green-card holder, who has been living legally there for around 30 years, first ran into legal trouble in March after arriving back in the US from a trip to Ireland to visit her ill father in Youghal, Co Cork.

A former member of the Defence Forces fired blank bullets from a decommissioned firearm at his wife in their home in Co Donegal, Letterkenny Circuit Court heard