Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15620Sexual assault of children

Former garda jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two girls

A former garda was sentenced at the Circuit Criminal Court for sexually assaulting his former partner's two young daughters, in offences dated to nights in August and December of the previous year. The girls' mother reported the abuse to gardaí, and the man initially denied the assaults before later admitting them. The judge imposed a sentence of two and a half years with the final six months suspended, on condition he maintains regular psychiatric help, and ordered him to stay away from the victims and their family. The latest report, dated 30 October 2024, says An Garda Síochána noted the conviction and sentence.

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  6. Sentenced30 Oct
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A former garda was sentenced for sexually assaulting his former partner's two young daughters.
  • The man went into the girls' bedrooms at night and assaulted them while they were sleeping.
Where
The case was heard in the Circuit Criminal Court.
When
The two offences dated back to nights in August and December of the previous year.
Investigation
The girls' mother reported the abuse to gardaí.
Charges
The man initially denied the assaults but later admitted the offences.
Sentence
  • The judge imposed two and a half years with the final six months suspended, on condition the man maintains regular psychiatric help; one report describes the sentence as two years in prison.
  • The man must stay away from the victims and their family.
Other details
  • The man retired from the garda while the case went through the courts.
  • The victim impact statement from the girls' mother described how the garda had broken her family's trust.
  • The court ordered a reporting restriction on identifying details of the victims.
  • An Garda Síochána said it noted the conviction and sentence.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA former garda was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting his former partner's two young daughters. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe man went into the girls' bedrooms at night and assaulted them while they were sleeping. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe case was heard in the Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe two offences dated back to nights in August and December of the previous year. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe girls' mother reported the abuse to gardaí. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeThe man initially denied the assaults but later admitted the offences. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a two and a half year sentence with the final six months suspended, on condition the man maintains regular psychiatric help. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe man must stay away from the victims and their family. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man retired from the garda while the case went through the courts. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe court ordered a reporting restriction on identifying details of the victims. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherAn Garda Síochána said it noted the conviction and sentence. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Oct2024
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Garda jailed for two years for sexual assault of children

    First report of this case. Covers the sentencing at the Circuit Criminal Court, the victim impact statement from the girls' mother, and the sentence terms.

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