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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17836Indecent assault · Co. Dublin

Kildare man given suspended sentence for indecently assaulting cousin in Dublin in 1979-1982

A 59-year-old man from Kildare, formerly from overseas, indecently assaulted his cousin at her home in Dublin on three occasions between January 1979 and December 1982. The victim first reported the abuse to gardaí in 2023, and the man was arrested at Dublin Airport when he returned to Ireland that year; when questioned, he denied the allegations. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three counts of indecent assault. On a ruling reported on 21 March 2024, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three years, suspended in full, because of his serious lung condition, after setting a headline sentence of four to five years.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced21 Mar
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man pleaded guilty to three counts of indecently assaulting his cousin, a woman.
Where
The offences took place at the cousin's home in Dublin.
When
The offences were committed between January 1979 and December 1982.
Investigation
  • The victim first reported the abuse to gardaí in 2023.
  • The man was arrested by gardaí at Dublin Airport when he returned to Ireland in 2023.
  • When questioned by gardaí, the man denied the allegations.
In court
The plea and sentence were handled at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Sentence
  • Judge Martin Nolan sentenced the man to three years, suspended in full, reported on 21 March 2024.
  • The judge set a headline sentence of four to five years.
Cause
The sentence was suspended because of the man's serious lung condition.
Other details
  • The judge said the man had no criminal record.
  • The victim did not attend the sentence hearing.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man pleaded guilty to three counts of indecently assaulting his cousin. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe offences took place at the cousin's home in Dublin. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe offences were committed between January 1979 and December 1982. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe sentence was suspended because of the man's serious lung condition. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe victim first reported the abuse to gardaí in 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe man was arrested by gardaí at Dublin Airport when he returned to Ireland in 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationWhen questioned by gardaí, the man denied the allegations. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe sentence was handed down at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceJudge Martin Nolan sentenced the man to three years, suspended in full. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of four to five years. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge said the man had no criminal record. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe victim did not attend the sentence hearing. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Mar2024
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare resident who sexually abused his cousin more than 40 years ago is given a suspended sentence

    Reports the guilty plea, the sentence of three years suspended in full, the judge's reasons, and details of the offences, the 2023 report and the arrest at Dublin Airport.

    convicted, 59, malevictim, female