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Man posing as taxi driver who raped woman he brought home sentenced to 11 years

Costel Raducan (37) of High Street, Balbriggan was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury last month.

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As of June 19, 2026 at 9:04 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Court hears Costel Raducan (37) of High Street, Balbriggan, waited for woman’s friends to leave her house.
The headline split The left frames it as "'Stuff of nightmares': Man jailed for raping woman after posing as taxi driver". The center frames it as "Man posing as taxi driver who raped woman he brought home sentenced to 11 years".
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Left / center-left'Stuff of nightmares': Man jailed for raping woman after posing as taxi driver

The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report

CenterMan posing as taxi driver who raped woman he brought home sentenced to 11 years

Irish Times · Center · News report

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Jun 19, 9:04 AM

'Stuff of nightmares': Man jailed for raping woman after posing as taxi driver

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Costel Raducan (37) of High Street, Balbriggan was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury last month.

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Irish TimesNews report · Jun 19, 8:00 AM

Man posing as taxi driver who raped woman he brought home sentenced to 11 years

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Court hears Costel Raducan (37) of High Street, Balbriggan, waited for woman’s friends to leave her house

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Details56/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
56/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 19, 8:00 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Jun 19, 9:04 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.