Ireland Leitrim man sentenced for harassment of Mayo woman
David Moran, a 33-year-old man from Corrabeagh, Gorvagh in County Leitrim, admitted a 13-month campaign of harassment against a 31-year-old woman from Mayo, whom he met on a dating app in early 2020. The campaign followed a deterioration in their friendship in late 2021 and included threatening signs planted near her home, fake social media accounts and offensive messages to her friends and colleagues. Moran was identified through a fake email account that gardaí linked to his mobile number, and evidence was later found at his Mohill residence. He was sentenced at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court in the week before 1 November 2024, and reports disagree on the term, giving both three years in prison and a four-year sentence with the final year suspended, plus a ten-year ban on contacting the victim or her family after release. The latest reports, published 1 to 3 November 2024, repeat these sentencing details.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced1 Nov
2 reports
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- David Moran, 33, from Corrabeagh, Gorvagh in County Leitrim, admitted a sustained campaign of harassment against a 31-year-old woman from Mayo.
- The harassment included planting threatening signs near the victim's home, creating fake social media accounts and sending offensive messages to her friends and colleagues.
- Moran made multiple night-time trips to the victim's home to plant disturbing messages.
- When
- The campaign lasted 13 months.
- Moran met the victim on a dating app in early 2020.
- Cause
- The friendship deteriorated in late 2021, leading Moran to launch the harassment campaign.
- Investigation
- Moran was identified through a fake email account that gardaí linked to his mobile number.
- Messages, paint supplies and disturbing signs were found at Moran's residence in Mohill.
- In court
- Moran was sentenced at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court, with Judge Eoin Garavan imposing the sentence, in the week before 1 November 2024.
- Sentence
- Reports differ on the term: one gives three years in prison, while another gives a four-year sentence with the final year suspended, conditional on participating in programmes to address his behaviour.
- Moran is barred from contacting the victim or her family for ten years after release.
- Other details
- Moran offered €20,000 in compensation, which the judge did not accept as reflecting the sentence needed.
- The judge described Moran's actions as sinister and deceitful and at the higher end of harassment.
21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDavid Moran, 33, from Leitrim, admitted a sustained campaign of harassment against a 31-year-old woman from Mayo over 13 months. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- whatMoran planted threatening signs near the victim's home, created fake social media accounts and sent offensive messages to her friends and colleagues. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- whatMoran admitted a sustained campaign of harassment against a 31-year-old woman from Mayo over 13 months. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe harassment included planting threatening signs near the victim's home, creating fake social media accounts, and sending offensive messages to her friends and colleagues. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereMoran made multiple night-time trips to the victim's home to plant disturbing messages. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenMoran met the victim on a dating app in early 2020. (leitrimobserver.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- causeThe friendship deteriorated in late 2021, leading Moran to begin the harassment campaign. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- causeThe friendship deteriorated in late 2021, leading Moran to launch a lengthy campaign of harassment. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationMoran was identified through a fake email account that gardaí linked to his mobile number. (leitrimobserver.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- investigationEvidence including messages, paint supplies and disturbing signs was found at Moran's residence in Mohill. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- investigationMessages, paint supplies and disturbing signs were later found at Moran's residence in Mohill. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtJudge Eoin Garavan imposed the sentence at Castlebar Circuit Court. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- courtMoran was sentenced at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court the previous week. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceMoran was reported as sentenced to three years in prison. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- sentenceMoran was given a four-year sentence, with the final year suspended, conditional on participating in programmes to address his behaviour. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- sentenceMoran is barred from contacting the victim or her family for ten years after release. (leitrimobserver.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceMoran was sentenced to three years in prison. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceMoran was given a four-year sentence, with the final year suspended, conditional on participation in programmes. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherMoran offered €20,000 in compensation, which the judge did not accept as reflecting the sentence needed. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe judge described Moran's actions as sinister and deceitful. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherMoran offered €20,000 in compensation, which the judge did not accept as reducing the sentence. (longfordleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 2 Nov2024'Sinister and deceitful' Leitrim man jailed for harassment and 'mental torture' of Mayo woman
Sentencing report for a harassment case at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. The article is not the same case as existing record 6282, which concerns a different David Moran (35) and a 2021 knife incident in Bundoran, Co Donegal. The article gives two different sentence descriptions: three years in prison in the opening line, and a four-year sentence with the final year suspended in the body. The incident date is not given, only a period beginning in late 2021.
convicted, David Moran, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Moranvictim, 31, female - 1 Nov2024Leitrim man sentenced to three years for harassment of Mayo woman
Adds the sentencing details: a four-year sentence with the final year suspended (the headline and lead say three years), a ten-year ban on contacting the victim or her family after release, a €20,000 compensation offer, and the evidence found at his Mohill residence.
convicted, David Moran, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Moranvictim, 31, female