You might recognise him.
Bereket Mekonnen (26) received a seven-year jail term after being found guilty in 2007 of raping a 42-year-old woman in the St Stephen's Green area in August 2005.
However, following his release the Eritrean national cannot be deported home under EU and UN conventions as he is from a war-torn country.
Mekonnen was first granted refugee status in August 2005, but in the same month he committed the rape and was later jailed for seven years.
Following his conviction, Ms Justice Maureen Clark, who described Mekonnen as a very damaged and disturbed man who was at high risk of re- offending, also imposed a term of five years of post-release supervision.
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