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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4519Rape · Co. Cork · 16 Feb 2025

Man jailed for raping 17-year-old as she walked home in West Cork

Kyle Hayes Condon, 25, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in Cork after pleading guilty to rape, sexual assault, assault causing harm and false imprisonment of a 17-year-old girl. The offences took place in an estate in West Cork in February 2025.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced24 Nov
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe victim was a 17-year-old student. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe attack happened in a secluded grassy area of an estate in West Cork. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe attack happened in the early hours of 16 February. (corkbeo.ie)
  • causeThe judge noted the accused was after an enormous amount of cocaine on the night of the attack. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA formal report was made to the Gardaí about the incident. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to rape, sexual assault, assault causing harm and false imprisonment. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe accused appeared before the Central Criminal Court in Cork for sentencing. (corkbeo.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was jailed for six years. (corkbeo.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge jailed the accused for seven years and suspended the last year of the sentence. (corkbeo.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge directed that the accused have no contact with the victim for forty years after his release from prison. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe accused made full admissions to Gardaí and signed a guilty plea at the earliest opportunity. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe accused has been in custody since 19 February. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Nov2025
    Sentencedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Man who raped 17-year-old as she walked home jailed by Cork court

    Sentencing report with the victim impact statement. The article gives the sentence as six years in one place and as seven years with the last year suspended in another. It also says the case was heard at the Central Criminal Court in Cork, while the photo caption refers to Cork City District Court.

    victim, 17, femaleconvicted, Kyle Hayes Condon, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kyle Hayes Condon