Ireland Case No. 5947Aggravated sexual assault · Co. Dublin · 16 Nov 2022
Joshua Doolan jailed for aggravated sexual assault of woman in Dublin suburb
On 16 November 2022, a 43-year-old woman was out walking in a Dublin suburb when Joshua Doolan, a 19-year-old man, grabbed her and pushed her into bushes and onto the ground. Gardaí retrieved CCTV footage from a Dublin Bus that had been in the area and traced the optician who had prescribed Doolan's glasses. Doolan pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court. Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced him to seven years with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions, a sentence reported by the Irish Times on 3 May 2024.
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- Sentenced3 May
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Joshua Doolan, a 19-year-old man, was jailed for aggravated sexual assault.
- The victim is a 43-year-old woman.
- Where
- The woman was out walking in a Dublin suburb, on a public pathway near her neighbourhood.
- When
- The offence was committed on 16 November 2022.
- Cause
- Doolan grabbed the woman, bundled her off the pathway, and pushed her towards bushes and onto the ground.
- Investigation
- Gardaí retrieved CCTV footage from a Dublin Bus that had been in the area.
- Gardaí tracked down the optician who had prescribed Doolan's glasses.
- In court
- Doolan pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court.
- Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced Doolan and described the crime as a very disturbing one with profound and protracted effects on the victim.
- Sentence
- Doolan was sentenced to seven years, with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions.
- Doolan is to be supervised by Probation Services for three years after release.
- Doolan must have no direct or indirect contact with the victim.
- Other details
- The judge said Doolan was a young man facing custody for the first time.
- The Irish Times reported the sentencing on 3 May 2024, quoting a victim impact statement.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatJoshua Doolan was jailed for aggravated sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- whatDoolan sexually assaulted the woman. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe woman was out walking in a Dublin suburb. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offence was committed on November 16th, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- causeDoolan grabbed the woman and pushed her toward bushes and onto the ground. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí retrieved CCTV footage from a Dublin Bus that had been in the area. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí tracked down the optician who had prescribed Doolan's glasses. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced Doolan on a Friday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtDoolan pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceDoolan was sentenced to seven years with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceDoolan was placed under Probation Services supervision for three years post-release. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceDoolan must have no direct or indirect contact with the victim. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge said Doolan was a young man facing custody for the first time. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 3 May2024‘My life before the crime has gone forever’: Woman was ‘bundled’ into bushes and sexually assaulted while out walking
Sentencing report. The article gives the offence date as November 16th, 2022, and the sentence, conditions and victim impact statement. It is not in the existing cases list.
convicted, Joshua Doolan, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joshua Doolanvictim, 43, female