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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11727Rape · Co. Dublin · 18 Mar 2022

Man (19) jailed for three years over 2022 rape of girl in north Dublin field

A man, who was 16 at the time, was jailed for three years at the Central Criminal Court after a jury found him guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in a field near a housing estate in north Dublin on 18 March 2022. The final year of a four-year sentence was suspended.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced19 Dec
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA young man raped a girl in a field when they were both teenagers. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe offences happened in a field near a housing estate in north Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe offences took place on 18 March 2022. (thejournal.ie)
  • causeThe man put his hand tightly on the girl's neck during the attack. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe girl reported the attack to her mother, and the boy was identified and arrested. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeA Central Criminal Court jury found the man guilty of rape, attempted oral rape, five counts of sexual assault and assault causing harm. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe verdict followed a trial earlier that year. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe judge said that had the defendant been an adult, he would have set a sentence of eight years. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for three years. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a sentence of four years and suspended the final year. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to July, when the man was taken into custody. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge ordered the man to engage with the Probation Service in custody and for two years after release. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man was 16 when he met the 15-year-old girl. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man cannot be named because he was a juvenile when charged. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Dec2025
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Man (19) who raped girl in field when they were both teenagers jailed for three years

    Sentencing report at the Central Criminal Court: three-year effective sentence with the final year suspended, backdated to July, plus a probation order. The article also gives the sentence the judge would have imposed on an adult and the victim impact details.

    convicted, 19, malevictim, 15, female