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Case No. 0906Coercive control, assault causing harm, threats to kill or cause serious harm, threats to publish intimate images without consent · Co. Wexford

Man jailed for coercive control and threats to publish intimate images of woman in Wexford

A 24-year-old man has been jailed for coercively controlling a 20-year-old woman in Co Wexford, after offences between April and December 2022 that included threats to kill her, an assault in which he slapped and headbutted her, and threats to publish intimate images of her without consent. The man, who had moved into the woman's rented home within weeks of meeting her, sent her almost 5,000 text messages over four days after she moved out, including a threat to cut her head off. He was arrested, made admissions to gardaí, and pleaded guilty to coercive control, assault causing harm, threats to kill or cause serious harm, and threats to publish intimate images without consent. On 31 October 2025, Mr Justice David Keane at the Central Criminal Court sentenced him to four years, with two years suspended.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced31 Oct
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Key facts

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What happened
  • The man coercively controlled the woman by controlling her phone, following her, requiring her location to be on at all times, and forcing her younger brother, a teenager, to leave the home.
  • After the woman moved out, the man sent her almost 5,000 text messages over four days, including a threat to cut her head off and a threat to show Facebook her private parts.
  • The man assaulted the woman by slapping and headbutting her, causing blood, and had previously broken her nose.
  • The man threatened to publish intimate images of the woman without her consent.
Where
The offences took place in Co Wexford, where the man moved into the woman's rented home within a few weeks of meeting her.
When
The offences occurred on dates between April and December 2022.
Investigation
The man made admissions to gardaí following his arrest when screenshots of his messages were put to him.
Charges
The man pleaded guilty to coercive control, assault causing harm, threats to kill or cause serious harm, and threats to publish intimate images without consent, some of which were brought under the Domestic Violence Act 2018.
In court
Mr Justice David Keane sentenced the man at the Central Criminal Court on 31 October 2025.
Sentence
The man was sentenced to four years, with two years suspended.
Other details
The man had no previous convictions, and a probation report placed him at high risk of reoffending in relation to emotional abuse and coercive control.
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was 24 years old at the time of sentencing (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman was 20 years old at the time of the offences (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man forced the woman's younger brother, a teenager, to leave the home (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man sent the woman almost 5,000 text messages over four days after she moved out (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man threatened to cut the woman's head off in one of his messages (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man told the woman he would do more than break her nose (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman had previously suffered a miscarriage (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man controlled the woman's phone and who she was allowed to text (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man followed the woman (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman was required to have her location on at all times (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man thrashed the woman's bedroom after he thought he had seen her with a man (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man slapped and headbutted the woman during the assault, causing blood (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe man moved into the woman's rented home in Co Wexford within a few weeks of meeting her (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences occurred on dates between April and December 2022 (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man made admissions to gardaí following his arrest when screenshots of his messages were put to him (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, threats to kill or cause serious harm, coercive control, and threats to publish intimate images without consent (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeSome of the charges were brought under the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe sentencing was carried out by Mr Justice David Keane at the Central Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man had no previous convictions (irishtimes.com)
  • otherA probation report placed the man at high risk of reoffending in relation to emotional abuse and coercive control (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 31 Oct2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man jailed for coercive control and threats to publish intimate images of woman

    Sentencing report detailing the man's four-year sentence (two years suspended) for coercive control and related offences, including the victim impact statement and the judge's remarks on mitigation.

    convicted, 24, malevictim, 20, female