Ireland Dundalk man jailed for sexual offences against two victims
Iollan Tynan Kelleher, a 22-year-old man from Dundalk, Co Louth, offended against two people in various locations in Co Louth between July 2017 and September 2018, when he was 16. The first injured party, a woman who was 15 on the night in question, reported the rape and sexual assault to gardaí. Kelleher pleaded guilty to sexual assault against a second injured party and was found guilty by the Central Criminal Court of one count of rape and one count of sexual assault against the first. He was sentenced to a global sentence of six years with the final twelve months suspended, plus probation supervision and inclusion on the sex offenders register, as reported on 22 March 2024.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced22 Mar
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Iollan Tynan Kelleher, a 22-year-old man from Dundalk, Co Louth, was found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
- The first injured party is a woman who was raped and sexually assaulted by a friend.
- Where
- The offending took place in various locations in Co Louth.
- When
- The offending took place between July 2017 and September 2018.
- Other details
- The accused was sixteen when he carried out the rape.
- The first injured party was fifteen on the night in question.
- Investigation
- The first injured party reported the incident to gardaí.
- Charges
- The accused pleaded guilty in advance of trial to one count of sexual assault against a second injured party.
- In court
- The Central Criminal Court heard that the accused was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of sexual assault against the first injured party.
- The accused has no previous convictions.
- Sentence
- The accused was sentenced to three years and nine months for the rape and two years and three months for the sexual assault of the second injured party, to run consecutively.
- The combined global sentence was six years, with the final twelve months suspended.
- The sentence included probation supervision and inclusion on the sex offenders register.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe offending took place in various locations in Co Louth. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe offending took place between July 2017 and September 2018. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe first injured party reported the incident to gardaí. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault against a second injured party. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe Central Criminal Court heard that the accused was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of sexual assault against the first injured party. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe accused was sentenced to three years and nine months for the rape. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe accused was sentenced to two years and three months for the sexual assault of the second injured party, to run consecutively. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe combined global sentence was six years. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe final twelve months of the sentence were suspended for twelve months. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe accused had no previous convictions. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe accused was sixteen when he carried out the rape. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe first injured party was fifteen on the night in question. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Mar2024Dundalk man jailed for sexual offences against two victims
Sentencing report at the Central Criminal Court: convictions, sentence of six years with the final twelve months suspended, probation supervision, and sex offenders register. Victims' ages and the fact that the accused was 16 at the time are given.
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