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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 5715Sexual assault; false imprisonment; robbery (case from 2018); failing to notify change of details under the Sex Offenders Act · Co. Dublin

Convicted sex offender deported to Democratic Republic of Congo

Irish authorities deported Chico Makamda, a convicted sex offender in his early 40s, to the Democratic Republic of Congo after he had been serving a sentence in the Midlands Prison. Gardaí said the deportation was a priority given his criminal background.

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  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whatIrish authorities deported a convicted sex offender to the Democratic Republic of Congo. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatMakamda was jailed in 2019 for trapping and attacking a woman and then performing a sex act in front of her. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereMakamda was formerly listed at an address in Waterford. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí, with the help of the Department of Justice, executed a deportation order for Makamda on a Friday, announced in a statement on Saturday. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeMakamda pleaded guilty to sexual assault, false imprisonment and robbery at Adare Lane, Dublin, on April 16th, 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtDublin Circuit Criminal Court heard in July 2022 that Makamda had failed to leave the country after being released. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMakamda later accrued two convictions for failing to notify gardaí of his address as required under the Sex Offenders Act. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was partly suspended on the condition that Makamda leave Ireland within 14 days of his release. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherAt the time, Makamda was serving a custodial sentence in the Midlands Prison for failing to notify a change in details under the Sex Offenders Act 2001. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMakamda has 19 recorded previous convictions in the state for numerous sexual offences, false imprisonment and theft. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThis is the first removal by An Garda Síochána to the Democratic Republic of Congo. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherGardaí said the deportation was a priority operation given Makamda's criminal background. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Jun2024
    Otheririshtimes.com, first report
    Convicted sex offender deported to Democratic Republic of Congo, gardaí say

    Reports the deportation of a previously convicted sex offender to the DRC. Adds the sentence conditions, the 2022 court hearing about his failure to leave Ireland, and the Garda statement on the operation. The original offence date is not stated.

    convicted, Chico Makamda, early 40s, male, namedChico Makamdavictim, female