Two men jailed for their part in the gang rape of a young woman in Douglas have lodged appeals against their convictions.

James Marcus Doherty, 42, and Graham Peter Skillicorn, 66, received combined sentences of more than 27 years in August after being found guilty by a jury following a 10-day trial, alongside Steven John Cannon, who was jailed for 13 years.

This is the second time the two men have appealed their convictions, while Doherty has also appealed against his sentence.

The two men, along with Cannon, successfully appealed their convictions following the first trial in October 2024 over the Deemster’s directions to the jury.

However, all three men were convicted following a further 12-day trial in August.

The trial heard how the three men took advantage of a vulnerable, heavily intoxicated young woman for their own sexual gratification, taking turns to rape her.

The offences took place at Skillicorn’s flat on Cushag Road, Anagh Coar, in the early hours of June 25, 2022. The victim did not know the three men before that evening, having met them through a mutual friend.

Doherty and Cannon, who previously lived at Murray’s Road, Douglas, but whose addresses were given in court as care of the prison, admitted having sex with the complainant but maintained it was consensual. Skillicorn denied having sex with her.

However, the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts against all three men on the rape charges.

All three received indefinite restraining orders preventing them from contacting the victim in any way and will remain on the sex offenders’ register for life.

Doherty and Skillicorn have now lodged further appeals. No such application has so far been made by Cannon.

The grounds for the latest appeals have not yet been made public, and a directions hearing is due to take place next week before Appeal Judge Anthony Cross at Douglas Courthouse.