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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15607Sexual assault · Co. Kildare

Kildare man jailed over sexual assaults on then-girlfriend

A 22-year-old man from Kildare pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault against his then-girlfriend, a woman, while both were 16, at his family home in Co Kildare between July and October 2019. Gardaí interviewed him voluntarily in 2021 and he made no comment. On 31 October 2024 Mr Justice Paul Burns imposed sentence, setting a headline sentence of ten years for an adult, reduced to five because he was a juvenile at the time. He received four years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for three years, although the headlines of two reports say he was jailed for three years.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced31 Oct
    2 reports
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • He pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault against his then-girlfriend.
  • He sexually assaulted the woman six times on four occasions.
Where
The assaults took place at his family home in Co Kildare.
When
The assaults took place between July and October 2019.
Cause
A garda told the court the two were in a relationship and both were 16 at the time.
Investigation
He was interviewed voluntarily by gardaí in 2021 and made no comment.
Charges
He pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault on a trial date.
In court
  • The judge said the offending was in the upper range and involved controlling and manipulating behaviour.
  • Mr Justice Paul Burns imposed sentence on 31 October 2024.
Other details
The woman read a victim impact statement at an earlier hearing, and a letter of apology, psychological report, probation report and testimonials were handed to the court.
Sentence
  • The judge set a headline sentence of ten years for an adult, reduced to five years because he was a juvenile at the time.
  • The judge imposed four years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for three years, though the headlines of two reports say he was jailed for three years.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
  • whatA teenager subjected his then-girlfriend to a series of violent sexual assaults. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatHe sexually assaulted the woman six times on four occasions. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe assaults took place at the man's family home in Co Kildare. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe assaults took place between July and October 2019. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe assaults happened between July and October 2019. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeA garda told the court the two were in a relationship and both were then 16. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe boy was interviewed voluntarily by gardaí in 2021 and made no comment. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe man was interviewed voluntarily by gardaí in 2021 but made no comment. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge said the offending was in the upper range and involved controlling and manipulating behaviour. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtMr Justice Paul Burns imposed sentence. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge said he would set a headline sentence of ten years for an adult, reduced to five years because the defendant was a juvenile at the time. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a four-year sentence, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for three years. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe article's lead says the man was jailed for three years. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge would have set a headline sentence of ten years for an adult, reduced to five years because the man was a juvenile at the time. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of four years, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for three years. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe man and the woman were both 16 and in a relationship at the time. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe woman read a victim impact statement at an earlier hearing. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherA letter of apology, psychological report, probation report and testimonials were handed to the court. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 31 Oct2024
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare man who sexually assaulted then girlfriend is jailed for three years

    Reports the sentencing of the man at court, the judge's reasoning, the reduced headline sentence for his age, and the victim's impact statement.

    convicted, 22, malevictim, 16, female
  2. 31 Oct2024
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, follow-up
    Man guilty of 6 violent sexual assaults on then-girlfriend when they were both teens is jailed

    Sentencing report. The headline says he was jailed for three years, but the body says the judge imposed four years with the final 12 months suspended for three years.

    convicted, 22, malevictim, 16, female