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Case No. 5886Sexual assault · Co. Cork

Cork man jailed for sexually assaulting two young girls as a child

A man from Co Cork sexually assaulted two girls: the first in 2015 when he was 12 and she was nine, in a corn field, and the second in 2017 when he was 14 or 15 and she was 13 or 14. The offences came to light in 2020 after the first girl made a disclosure at school, and gardaí interviewed the accused. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, and on 14 May 2024 Ms Justice Eileen Creedon jailed him for 18 months, with the final six months suspended on strict conditions. He was also ordered to be registered as a sex offender for two years.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced14 May
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A Co Cork man, aged 21 at sentencing, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to sexual assault against two girls.
  • The first girl was nine years old when she was sexually assaulted by the accused.
  • During the second incident the accused asked the second girl to have sex, she declined, and he assaulted her.
Where
The first sexual assault took place in a corn field.
When
  • The first offence took place in 2015 when the accused was 12 years old.
  • The second offence took place in 2017 when the second girl was aged between 13 and 14 and the accused was between 14 and 15.
Cause
The offences came to light in 2020 when the first girl made a disclosure in school.
Investigation
The school contacted Tusla and gardaí interviewed the accused.
Other details
  • The accused told gardaí the first incident had been consensual but accepted it was wrong.
  • The judge said the offending had a significant effect on both girls' mental health.
  • The defence said the accused pleaded guilty at the first opportunity, and he has no previous convictions.
In court
The judge said the accused was a child at the time of the offending, which entitled him to significant mitigation.
Sentence
  • The judge set headline sentences totalling seven years, then imposed concurrent sentences totalling two years.
  • The accused was jailed for 18 months, with the final six months suspended on strict conditions.
  • The accused was ordered to be registered as a sex offender for two years.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to sexual assault against two girls. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatDuring the second incident the accused asked the second girl to have sex, she declined, and he assaulted her. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe first sexual assault took place in a corn field. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe first offence took place in 2015 when the first girl was nine years old. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe second offence took place in 2017 when the second girl was aged between 13 and 14. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe offences came to light in 2020 when the first girl made a disclosure in school. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe school contacted Tusla and gardaí interviewed the accused. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe judge said the accused was a child at the time of the offending, which entitled him to significant mitigation. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was jailed for 18 months. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set headline sentences totalling seven years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed concurrent sentences totalling two years and suspended the final six months on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was ordered to be registered as a sex offender for two years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused told gardaí the first incident had been consensual but accepted it was wrong. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe judge said the offending had a significant effect on both girls' mental health. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe defence said the accused pleaded guilty at the first opportunity. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused has no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 May2024
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Cork man jailed for sexually assaulting two young girls when he was a child

    Sentencing report: the accused was 21 at sentencing and was 12 and 14 to 15 when the offences took place. The sentence, sex offender registration and details of the disclosure and investigation are reported.

    convicted, 21, malevictim, 9, femalevictim, 13-14, female