Ireland Former Dublin bus driver jailed for abusing five girls and asking boy, 9, for nude pictures
Dermot Carr (51) of Royal Canal Park, Dublin 15, a former Dublin bus driver, sexually assaulted five girls, who were as young as 11, between January 2001 and May 2006, after meeting each of them through his niece. Between January 2013 and July 2018 he also harassed a nine-year-old boy by giving him alcohol and cannabis and asking him for sexual activity and naked pictures. Carr first pleaded guilty to harassment of a child and sending sexually explicit images to a child, and later pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges relating to the five girls. On 24 May 2023 at the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice David Keane sentenced him, with reports saying he was jailed for eight years, while the court's terms total nine years with the final year suspended, and ordered him to pay €10,000 compensation to the first female victim.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced24 May
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Dermot Carr, a former Dublin bus driver, sexually assaulted five girls who were as young as 11 at the time.
- Carr harassed a nine-year-old boy by giving him alcohol and cannabis and asking him for sexual activity and naked pictures, when he was 41.
- Where
- Carr is of Royal Canal Park, Dublin 15.
- When
- The offences against the five girls took place between January 2001 and May 2006, and the harassment of the boy and sending of explicit images took place between January 2013 and July 2018.
- Cause
- Carr met each of the girls through his own niece.
- Other details
- Carr knew the families of each victim, which the judge said was a significant abuse of trust.
- Carr supplied some of the girls with drugs and alcohol in his apartment.
- A Probation Service report put Carr at medium risk of re-offending.
- Charges
- Carr initially pleaded guilty to harassment of a child and sending sexually explicit images to a child.
- Carr later pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges relating to five girls after electing for trial on them.
- In court
- Mr Justice David Keane presided over the sentencing at the Central Criminal Court on 24 May 2023.
- Sentence
- Reports say Carr was jailed for eight years, while the court imposed consecutive sentences totalling nine years with the final year suspended on strict conditions.
- Carr was ordered to pay €10,000 in compensation to the first female victim.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDermot Carr, a former Dublin bus driver, was jailed for eight years. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatCarr sexually assaulted five girls who were as young as 11 at the time. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatCarr harassed a nine-year-old boy by giving him alcohol and cannabis and asking him to engage in sexual activity. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereCarr is of Royal Canal Park, Dublin 15. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offences against the five girls took place between January 2001 and May 2006. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeCarr met each of the girls through his own niece. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeCarr pleaded guilty to harassment of a child and sending sexually explicit images to a child between January 2013 and July 2018. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeCarr later pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges relating to five girls. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMr Justice David Keane presided over the sentencing. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceCarr was handed consecutive sentences totalling nine years. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe final year of the sentence was suspended on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceCarr was ordered to pay €10,000 in compensation to the first female victim. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherCarr supplied some of the girls with drugs and alcohol in his apartment. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherCarr knew the families of each of the victims, which the judge said was a significant abuse of trust. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherCarr was 41 when he communicated with the boy. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA Probation Service report put Carr at a medium risk of re-offending. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 24 May2023Former bus driver jailed for abusing five girls and asking boy, 9, for nude pics
First report of the sentencing of Dermot Carr at the Central Criminal Court, including the sentence length, compensation order, suspended year and the judge's comments.
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