THE COURT OF Appeal has upheld a former Defence Force member’s conviction for the repeated rape of a fellow soldier, rejecting his argument that the jury shouldn’t have heard the victim’s distressed 999 call. The victim, who is in her 20s, is also a serving soldier of the Irish Defence Forces. AdvertisementHe said the issue of rape arose because the operator asked the complainant what had happened. Ms Justice Burns said its probative value outweighed its prejudicial effect and the court was dismissing the appeal. Mooney then forced the woman to perform oral sex on him before he pushed her on to the bed and raped her.