Ireland Former sports coach Joseph Mockler sentenced over abuse of teenage boys
Former sports coach Joseph Mockler (63) of Dublin was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of four counts of indecent assault against two boys aged 14 to 16, with offences committed between January 1987 and December 1988. The judge noted aggravating factors including persistent offending, age disparity, alcohol use and breach of trust as a coach. On Monday, 11 December 2023, Judge Elma Sheahan imposed a global sentence of eight years with the final 12 months suspended, though the headline reported seven years. Mockler will be supervised by the Probation Service for 12 months after release and added to the sex offenders register, and he does not accept the jury's verdicts.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Joseph Mockler, 63, a former sports coach in Dublin, was convicted of indecent assault against two teenage boys.
- When
- The offences took place between January 1987 and December 1988.
- Where
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a trial.
- Other details
- The two complainants were aged between 14 and 16 at the time of the abuse, and they wish to remain anonymous while wanting Mockler named.
- Mockler does not accept the jury's verdicts.
- In court
- A jury found Mockler guilty of four counts of indecent assault, two in relation to each complainant.
- Cause
- The judge noted aggravating factors including persistent offending, its seriousness, the age disparity, the use of alcohol and a breach of trust as a coach.
- Sentence
- Reports differ: the headline says he was jailed for seven years, while the article body gives a global sentence of eight years.
- He received five years for offences against the first complainant and three years after reduction for the second, to run consecutively.
- The final 12 months of the sentence were suspended on strict conditions.
- He is to be supervised by the Probation Service for 12 months after release and added to the sex offenders register.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatMockler was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offences took place between January 1987 and December 1988. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe judge noted aggravating factors including the persistent nature of the offending, its seriousness, the age disparity and the use of alcohol. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMockler was convicted by a jury of two counts of indecent assault in relation to each complainant. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceMockler was jailed for seven years for the abuse of two teenage boys. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceMockler was given a sentence of five years for offences against the first complainant. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceMockler was given a sentence of three years, after reduction, for offences against the second complainant. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe two sentences are to run consecutively. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceMockler received a global sentence of eight years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe final 12 months of the sentence were suspended on strict conditions. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceMockler was directed to be supervised by the Probation Service for 12 months after release. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceMockler will be added to the sex offenders register. (irishtimes.com)
- otherMockler was a sports coach in Dublin at the time of the offences. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe two victims were aged between 14 and 16 at the time of the abuse. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe court has heard that Mockler does not accept the jury's verdicts. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Dec2023Former sports coach Joseph Mockler jailed for seven years over abuse of teenage boys
Sentencing report. The headline says seven years, but the body gives a global sentence of eight years with the final 12 months suspended. Mockler does not accept the jury's verdicts, and he will be added to the sex offenders' register.
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