Ireland Crime

Reports the sentencing of William Ryan to six years' imprisonment (headline of eight years reduced for mitigation) for sexual assault and false imprisonment at Aughrim Garda station, including details of the assault, the victim's impact statement, and Ryan's guilty plea in mitigation.

Sentencing report: Judge Elma Sheahan imposed six years (headline eight years reduced for mitigation), backdated to when Ryan went into custody after his conviction last year. Includes victim impact statement and mitigation evidence from Ryan's wife.

Reports the sentence of six years imposed on William Ryan, the judge's remarks on deterrence and aggravating factors, the victim impact statement, the defence plea to suspend part of the sentence, and that Ryan resigned from the force.

Reports the jury verdicts of guilty on three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment, Ryan's remand in custody, and the sentence date of October 7th. No existing case in the list matches this incident.

Reports the jury's unanimous guilty verdicts after the trial and the sentencing date of 7 October; the defendant was remanded in custody.

Reports the jury verdicts on 26 July 2024 after the trial's closing addresses. Ryan was remanded in custody until the sentence date of 7 October.

Reports the jury verdict of guilty and that Ryan was remanded in custody for sentencing in October. Gives his age as 41 and his account of a consensual encounter.

Reports the closing addresses in the trial, the prosecution's and defence's positions, and that the judge will charge the jury on Thursday. The accused's pleas and the State's case are also stated.

Reports the closing addresses by prosecution (Maurice Coffey SC) and defence (Breffni Gordon BL), Ryan's trial testimony that the encounter was consensual, and that Judge Elma Sheahan will deliver her charge to the jury on Thursday.

Reports the complainant's cross-examination and the defence case that the sexual activity was consensual. Ryan has pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment, and the trial continues before Judge Elma Sheahan and the jury.

Reports on the second day of the woman's cross-examination at the trial. The defence says the activity was consensual and that Ryan did not falsely imprison her. The woman denies these claims. The trial continues on Monday.

Trial report from the complainant's evidence on the second day, including cross-examination. Garda Ryan denies the allegations, and the trial continues.

Trial report: the complainant has started giving evidence, and the State's case and Mr Ryan's denial are set out. No earlier case in the list matches this trial.

Reports the complainant's evidence and defence cross-examination on 18 July 2024, adds that the State's case is that Ryan prevented her leaving and sexually assaulted her three times, and that the trial continues before Judge Elma Sheahan and the jury.

Reports the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, including the woman's testimony and cross-examination by defence counsel Breffni Gordon. Ryan is recorded as 38 and has pleaded not guilty.

Reports the opening of the trial, the charges, the prosecution's opening account of the expected evidence, and the defence's questions about the station layout.

Reports the opening of the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the not guilty pleas, and the prosecution's opening account of the alleged events.

Reports the opening of the trial: Ryan's not guilty pleas, the prosecution's opening account of the alleged assaults, and details of the station and the woman's reason for visiting.

Reports the jury empanelment at the start of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, the not guilty pleas to three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment, the expected length of the trial and the witness list.

Reports that the jury has been sworn in and the accused pleaded not guilty this morning to three charges of sexual assault and one of false imprisonment. The trial is expected to last up to nine days and was to open before the jury the next day.

Court report on the jury being sworn in; Ryan pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual assault and one of false imprisonment, and the trial is due to open the next day before Judge Elma Sheahan.