Ireland Case No. 5332Assault; coerced sexual act · Co. Dublin
Gardaí investigating alleged assault and coerced sex act against prisoner at Mountjoy Prison
Gardaí are investigating footage showing a prisoner being forced to perform a sex act and scalded with boiling water at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. The Garda inquiry is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
- Reported30 Jul
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA badly injured prisoner was scalded with boiling water from a kettle by another prisoner. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA video shows a man being told to perform oral sex on another prisoner from inside a cell. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating footage showing a prisoner being coerced into a sex act and doused with boiling water. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatIn one video a man is seen being instructed to perform oral sex and complying with another inmate. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident is understood to have occurred in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident reportedly took place at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident is understood to have occurred in recent weeks, before the article was published. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident reportedly took place in recent times. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeThe victim was scalded with boiling water from a kettle by another convict. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationPrison management contacted gardaí after disturbing videos circulated. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating after shocking videos emerged. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe incident has also prompted an internal jail investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí have visited the prison and questioned the victim and the alleged perpetrator. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationPrison authorities alerted gardaí the previous week after harrowing videos spread. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe Garda inquiry is still active and no arrests have been made. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe suspected attacker was removed from the shared cell and isolated in the Controlled Behaviour Unit. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe suspected attacker is serving a lengthy sentence for aggravated burglary and assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe prison carried out an internal investigation. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe alleged perpetrator was removed from his cell and segregated in the Controlled Behaviour Unit. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe alleged perpetrator is serving a sentence for aggravated burglary and assault. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Jul2024Gardai investigating after prisoner made to perform sex act and scalded
Prison authorities alerted gardaí after videos circulated; the alleged perpetrator, an inmate serving a sentence for aggravated burglary and assault, was moved to the Controlled Behaviour Unit.
victim, malesuspect, male - 30 Jul2024Gardai probe video of prisoner performing oral sex and being scalded with water
Reports that prison bosses contacted gardaí after videos circulated, that the suspected attacker was moved to the Controlled Behaviour Unit, and that gardaí have questioned both men with no arrests so far.
victim, malesuspect, male