Ireland Kildare man jailed for historical sexual assault of three girls
A 39-year-old man from County Kildare, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of nine counts of sexual assault against three girls. The girls were aged between seven and seventeen when the assaults took place on unknown dates between 1996 and 2022, when the accused was aged between twelve and seventeen. The three victims gave victim impact statements at a hearing earlier that month. On 19 April 2024 the court sentenced him to a global term of four years in prison with two years of probation supervision after release, and he does not accept the jury's verdict.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced19 Apr
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 39-year-old Kildare man was sentenced to four years in prison for historical sexual assault of three girls.
- When
- The offences took place on unknown dates between 1996 and 2022.
- The accused was aged between twelve and seventeen when the offending took place.
- Other details
- The three victims were aged between seven and seventeen at the time of the assaults.
- The judge said two of the three injured parties were very young and vulnerable, and one was given alcohol at the age of twelve and then sexually assaulted.
- The judge listed the accused's cooperation with gardaí as a mitigating factor.
- The accused has no previous convictions.
- The accused does not accept the jury's verdict.
- Charges
- The accused was found guilty of nine counts of sexual assault against three girls.
- In court
- The case was heard at the Central Criminal Court.
- The three victims gave victim impact statements at a hearing earlier in the month.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed a global sentence of four years in prison.
- The judge imposed two years of probation supervision after release.
- The judge said the sentence would have been higher if the offences had been committed when the accused was an adult.
21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA Kildare man was sentenced to four years in prison for historical sexual assault. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe offences took place on unknown dates between 1996 and 2022. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe accused was aged between twelve and seventeen when the offending took place. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe assaults took place on unknown dates between 1996 and 2022. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThe accused was found guilty of nine counts of sexual assault against three girls. (kildarenow.com)
- courtA Kildare man has been sentenced to four years in prison for historical sexual assault. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was heard at the Central Criminal Court. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe Central Criminal Court heard the accused was 39 years old. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe three women gave victim impact statements at a hearing earlier in the month. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe accused was given a global sentence of four years. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe accused was given two years of probation supervision after release. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a global sentence of four years. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge said the sentence would have been higher if the offences had been committed when the accused was an adult. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed probation supervision for two years post-release. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe accused has no previous convictions. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe accused does not accept the verdict of the jury. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe judge said two of the three injured parties were of a very young age and vulnerable. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe three victims were aged between seven and seventeen when the assaults happened. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe accused does not accept the jury's verdict. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe judge said one injured party was plied with alcohol at the age of twelve and then sexually assaulted. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe judge listed mitigating factors including the accused's cooperation with gardaí. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Apr2024COURTS: Kildare man jailed for historical sexual assault
Reports the Central Criminal Court sentencing of a man for historical sexual assaults against three girls, including the victim impact statements, the aggravating and mitigating factors, and the sentence of four years with two years' probation supervision after release.
convicted, 39, malevictim, femalevictim, femalevictim, female - 19 Apr2024Kildare man sentenced to four years in prison for historical sexual assault against three girls
Reports the sentencing of the accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, along with the victim impact statements, the aggravating and mitigating factors, and the probation supervision order. The accused is not named in the article.
convicted, 39, malevictim, femalevictim, femalevictim, female