Garda William Ryan jailed for six years for sexual assault and false imprisonment at Aughrim Garda Station
William Ryan, 41, a former garda, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment of a woman at Aughrim Garda Station, Co Wicklow, on 29 September 2020. He had been convicted by a jury the previous year and has since resigned from An Garda Síochána.
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- Sentenced10 Feb
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- whatThe woman had gone to the garda station for advice about retrieving her son's car, which had been seized by gardai in Co Carlow the previous day. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatRyan sexually assaulted the woman twice by slapping her bottom and groping her breast. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatRyan prevented the complainant from leaving Aughrim Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatWilliam Ryan was convicted of three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment (irishtimes.com)
- whatRyan prevented the complainant from leaving the station and sexually assaulted her three times (irishtimes.com)
- whatRyan sexually assaulted the woman by slapping her bottom and groping her breast (irishtimes.com)
- whatRyan masturbated in front of the woman and digitally penetrated her vagina upstairs (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman showed Ryan a photograph of herself in swimwear in an attempt to appease him (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe incident took place at Aughrim Garda Station, Main Street, Aughrim, Co Wicklow. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Aughrim Garda station, Main Street, Aughrim, Co Wicklow (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on 29 September 2020. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- courtWilliam Ryan was convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury last year of three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceRyan was sentenced to six years' imprisonment. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceJudge Elma Sheahan set a headline sentence of eight years, reduced to six years taking mitigation into account. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe maximum sentence for sexual assault is 10 years and the maximum for false imprisonment is life. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when Ryan went into custody last year. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherRyan has since resigned from An Garda Síochána. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherRyan has no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDefence counsel handed in 35 testimonials on behalf of Ryan, including from gardaí and a former superintendent. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherRyan has been in custody since being found guilty and resigned from An Garda Síochána (irishtimes.com)
- otherRyan had no previous convictions (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe maximum sentence for sexual assault is 10 years and for false imprisonment is life (irishtimes.com)
- other35 testimonials were handed in on behalf of Ryan, including from gardaí and a former superintendent (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Feb2025‘He has broken me twice’: Former garda jailed for six years for sexually assaulting woman at Garda station
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.
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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.
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