Ireland Case No. 21008Sexual assault · Co. Cork
Boy sentenced to 18 months for sexual assault in Cork
A boy, aged 13 at the time, followed a woman in her 20s home from a night out in Cork city centre on 29 January 2022, struck her on the head, knocked her to the ground, kicked her in the face and sexually assaulted her on Evergreen Street. Gardaí identified the juvenile from CCTV and an eye-witness stopped him while driving by. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, and a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court found him guilty of sexual assault in under two hours. He was sentenced to 18 months' detention at Oberstown Children's Detention Centre, with a 12-month sentence on the sexual assault charge running concurrently.
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- Sentenced19 May
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A boy, aged 13 at the time of the offence and 15 at sentencing, followed a woman in her 20s home from a night out, struck her on the back of the head, knocked her to the ground, kicked her in the face, and sexually assaulted her.
- Where
- The assault took place on Evergreen Street in Cork city centre.
- When
- The incident occurred on 29 January 2022 at around 11.25pm.
- Investigation
- Gardaí identified the juvenile from CCTV and later recognised him walking up Barrack Street, and an eye-witness stopped him while driving by.
- Charges
- The boy pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and a jury found him guilty of sexual assault.
- In court
- The case was heard at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, where the jury convicted him of sexual assault in under two hours.
- Sentence
- The boy was sentenced to 18 months' detention at Oberstown Children's Detention Centre, with a 12-month sentence on the sexual assault charge running concurrently.
- Other details
- The woman was treated at Cork University Hospital for serious facial and jaw injuries and concussion.
- The judge noted the boy had been accessing pornography on his phone from the age of 11 and called for more rigorous restrictions on pornography companies to protect young children.
- The defence said the boy had no previous convictions.
43 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA boy who was 13 when the offence happened sexually assaulted and kicked a young woman. (rte.ie)
- whatThe woman was struck on the head and knocked to the ground before being kicked in the head. (rte.ie)
- whatThe boy knocked the woman to the ground and kicked her in the face. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy began to drag the woman across the road by her hair. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe juvenile was convicted of sexually assaulting the woman after he followed her home from a night out. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe woman was struck on the back of the head, knocked to the ground and hit in the head. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe boy was sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s when he was 13. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe boy struck the woman on the back of the head, knocked her to the ground and hit her in the head again. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe woman was approached on Evergreen Street. (rte.ie)
- whereThe woman was walking home alone from Rearden's Nightclub on Washington Street. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe assault causing harm took place on Evergreen Street on January 29th, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe attack happened on Evergreen Street. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe assault happened in Cork city centre. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on 29 January 2022, after the woman left a night out in Cork city centre at 11.25pm. (rte.ie)
- whenThe woman was walking home at around 11.25pm. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe woman left Cork City centre after a night out at 11.25pm on 29 January 2022. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí identified the juvenile from CCTV and later recognised him walking up Barrack Street. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe boy was stopped in the act after an eye-witness caught him while driving by. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe boy pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the woman. (rte.ie)
- chargeThe boy pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe juvenile pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the woman. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe boy was convicted of sexually assaulting the woman at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. (rte.ie)
- courtA jury found the boy guilty of the sexual assault charge in less than two hours. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe conviction was made at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe boy pleaded guilty to sexually and physically assaulting the woman. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe boy was directed to be detained at Oberstown for 18 months. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe boy was sentenced to 18 months detention at Oberstown Children's Detention Centre. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceA 12-month sentence on the sexual assault charge runs concurrently. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe youth was directed to be detained at Oberstown for 18 months. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe teen was sentenced to 18 months in Oberstown. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe woman was treated for serious facial and jaw injuries and concussion at Cork University Hospital. (rte.ie)
- otherThe judge said the sexual assault was at the lower end of the scale. (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defence said the boy had never been in trouble before the incident. (rte.ie)
- otherThe judge said a disturbing aspect of the case was that the youth had watched pornography from age 11. (rte.ie)
- otherThe victim said she finds it hard to walk places on her own. (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- otherThe boy had been accessing pornography on his phone from the age of 11. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge called for more rigorous restrictions on pornography companies to protect young children. (irishtimes.com)
- otherDefence counsel said the boy had no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman was treated at Cork University Hospital for serious facial and jaw injuries and concussion. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defence appealed for leniency, saying the boy had never been in trouble before the incident. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe boy's solicitor said he had no previous convictions. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge called for more rigorous restrictions on pornography. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 May2023Judge calls for 'rigorous restrictions' on porn after 15-year-old sentenced for sexual assault
Reports the sentencing of the 15-year-old, his guilty plea, the assault details, the victim's impact statement, and the judge's call for restrictions on pornography. No existing case matches.
victim, 20s, femaleconvicted, 15, male - 19 May202315-year-old sentenced to 18 months in Oberstown for assaulting a woman on her way home in Cork
Reports the sentencing: the juvenile was detained at Oberstown for 18 months, the court heard victim and witness accounts, and the defence appealed for leniency.
convicted, 15, malevictim, 20s, female - 19 May2023Judge warns over children’s access to pornography as teenager sentenced for attack on woman walking alone
Court sentencing report. Adds the sentence, the jury verdict on the sexual assault charge, the investigation details, the victim's impact statement, and the judge's comments on children's access to pornography.
convicted, 13, malevictim, female - 19 May2023Boy, 15, detained for 18 months for 'vicious' assault
Sentencing report: the juvenile, now 15, was convicted at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to 18 months' detention at Oberstown. The article includes the victim impact statement and the judge's comments.
convicted, 15, malevictim, twenties, female