Ireland Dublin man sentenced to four years over sexual assault
A Dublin man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to sexually assaulting a woman, the complainant, who was between 10 and 12 at the time of the offence, which occurred on an unknown date between 2003 and 2005. He was a distant cousin who lived with the complainant's family, and images of her face superimposed on images of scantily clad women were found on his phone when he was arrested. In July he was sentenced to eight years and three months, with the final 12 months suspended, for the anal rape of the complainant's niece in June 2021, when she was also 10. On 20 November 2023 Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced him to four years' imprisonment consecutive to the sentence he is already serving.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced20 Nov
2 reports
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the complainant, a woman who was between 10 and 12 at the time.
- The man lay on top of the complainant and digitally penetrated her.
- When
- The offence happened on an unknown date between 2003 and 2005.
- Where
- The man was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court.
- Charges
- The man was charged with sexual assault.
- Investigation
- Images of the complainant's face superimposed on images of scantily clad women were found on the man's phone when he was arrested.
- Other details
- The man accepted ownership of the phone and images but denied creating them.
- The man is a distant cousin of the complainant and was living with her family at the time.
- The man has previous convictions for rape, burglary, larceny and breaking and entering.
- In July he was sentenced to eight years and three months, with the final 12 months suspended, for the anal rape of the complainant's niece in June 2021, when she was also aged 10.
- In court
- The judge said the aggravating factors were that the victim was very young and that the man abused his position.
- In mitigation, the judge considered that the man pleaded guilty and has poor health.
- Sentence
- On 20 November 2023 Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced the man to four years' imprisonment consecutive to the sentence he is already serving.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the complainant. (rte.ie)
- whatThe victim was aged between 10 and 12 at the time of the incident. (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- whatA Dublin man admitted sexually assaulting the child's aunt 20 years ago. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe man lay on top of the victim and digitally penetrated her. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe man was sentenced in the Central Criminal Court. (rte.ie)
- whereThe man was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe offence happened on an unknown date between 2003 and 2005. (rte.ie)
- whenThe assault happened on an unknown date between 2003 and 2005. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationImages of the woman's face superimposed on images of scantily clad women were found on the man's phone. (rte.ie)
- investigationImages of the victim's face superimposed on images of scantily clad women were found on the man's phone when he was arrested. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe judge said the aggravating factors were that the victim was a very young child and the man abused his position. (thejournal.ie)
- courtIn mitigation, the judge considered that the man pleaded guilty and suffers from poor health. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to four years' imprisonment consecutive to the sentence he is already serving. (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man is a distant cousin of the victim and was living with her family at the time. (rte.ie)
- otherThe man accepted ownership of the phone and images but denied creating them. (rte.ie)
- otherThe judge said the man abused his position. (rte.ie)
- otherThe man has previous convictions for rape, burglary, larceny and breaking and entering. (rte.ie, thejournal.ie)
- otherIn mitigation, the court considered that the man pleaded guilty and has poor health. (rte.ie)
- otherThe man was a distant cousin and lived with the victim's family at the time. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man was previously sentenced in July for the anal rape of the victim's niece in June 2021, when she was also aged 10. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Nov2023Man previously imprisoned for raping 10-year-old girl admits sexually assaulting her aunt 20 years ago
Reports the sentencing of a man for sexually assaulting the aunt of his earlier rape victim, with details of the offence, the court's reasoning and the sentence.
convicted, malevictim, female - 20 Nov2023Dublin man sentenced to four years over sexual assault
Reports the sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to sexually assaulting the complainant, who was 10 to 12 at the time; he was given four years consecutive to his existing sentence.
convicted, malevictim, 10 to 12 at time of offence, female