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Case No. 13169Sexual assault, stalking · Co. Louth · 13 Jul 2024

Dutch man jailed for sexual assault and stalking of girls in Dundalk

Oladipupo Awolaja, a 23-year-old Dutch national, was sentenced at Dundalk Circuit Court after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman and stalking a 15-year-old girl and her younger sister on the same day in Dundalk. He was banned from Ireland for 10 years after serving his sentence.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced16 Jul
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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Dutch national sexually assaulted a woman in Dundalk on the same day he stalked a 15-year-old girl and her younger sister. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe girl and her sister were followed by the accused for five or 10 minutes. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatAround 7pm, the accused followed a woman in her 20s walking home from work, grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe sexual assault and stalking offence took place at Jocelyn Drive, Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe offences occurred on 13 July. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationA passerby followed the accused until the girls reached their home and then told their parents. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationThe accused fled after being startled by a passing cyclist and two passersby chased him, but he was not caught. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationThe accused was arrested two days later and has been in custody since July 17th. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to sexual assault and to causing the teenager serious alarm or distress. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe judge said all three injured parties had been targeted in broad daylight. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe Probation Service had significant concerns that the accused has difficulty controlling his sexual impulses and could not identify a realistic plan for supervision. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was jailed for three and a half years at Dundalk Circuit Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was banned from Ireland for 10 years after finishing his sentence. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed sentences totalling four and a half years, with the final 12 months suspended on a bond to keep the peace. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentences were backdated to the date the accused went into custody. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe accused had lived in Ireland for two months and has 16 previous convictions in the Netherlands, including two for sexual assault. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jul2025
    Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Man sexually assaulted a woman in Louth on the same day as stalking a teenage girl and her sister

    First report of this case. Reports sentencing at Dundalk Circuit Court. The article gives the incident date as July 13th "last" and custody as July 17th "last year", so the incident year is taken as 2024. The article gives two different sentence totals: three and a half years, and four and a half years with the final 12 months suspended.

    convicted, Oladipupo Awolaja, 23, male, Dutch, named, non-irishOladipupo Awolajavictim, 15, femalevictim, femalevictim, 20s, female