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Case No. 2689Rape, sexual assault · Co. Dublin · 1 Jan 2023

Man jailed for raping teenager after New Year's Eve party

A 35-year-old man was sentenced to eight years (with the final 12 months suspended) at the Central Criminal Court for raping and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl on 1 January 2023, after a New Year's Eve party. The man, a nephew of the victim's mother's partner, had four previous convictions for defilement of a child.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court18 Dec
    2 reports
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Dec
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
40 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was in jail for some months on a charge of assault while carrying a knife (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man has charges pending before the District Court (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe DPP consented to his bail on condition he would go straight to a residential placement (irishtimes.com)
  • whatBefore imprisonment, the man was homeless for many years (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man suffered from hypothermia (irishtimes.com)
  • whatImmediately before his arrest, the man was living in a hostel (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man attempted to assault prison officers on four occasions (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe prison officers were not injured (irishtimes.com)
  • whatOnly about 10 per cent of the man's speech is intelligible (irishtimes.com)
  • whatA doctor concluded there is a high probability the man is unable to weigh decisions about his health (irishtimes.com)
  • whatMcAnaw pleaded guilty to the harassment of three female Sunday World journalists (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe pleaded guilty to the harassment of Nicola Tallant, Amanda Brunker and Deirdre Reynolds (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim was 17 years old at the time of the offences. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man was 35 years old at sentencing. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereMcAnaw is of no fixed abode but previously of Letterkenny, Co Donegal (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe harassment occurred on various dates in August 2023 (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences occurred on 1 January 2023. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe was arraigned on three counts of harassment (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe High Court made orders for his detention in a specified unit (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Justice Mark Heslin made the orders sought by the HSE (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was adjourned to January (irishtimes.com)
  • courtHe appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Wednesday (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Martin Nolan ordered the preparation of victim impact statements (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMcAnaw was remanded in continuing custody for sentence on 7 March 2025 (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Justice Paul McDermott set a headline sentence on the rape count of 12 years. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe received a sentence of eight years and four months in June of last year (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to 2018 when he went into custody (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe final 16 months of the sentence were suspended for 16 years (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe was placed under the supervision of the Probation Services (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to eight years with the final 12 months suspended for two years on strict conditions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe was jailed for nine years for raping a foreign student in Co Donegal in October 2010 (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe was convicted by a jury in 2012 of orally raping and sexually assaulting the student (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe has a 1989 conviction for kidnapping (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe has convictions for assaults causing actual bodily harm from a Derry court in 2011 (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe attacked a woman in her home days after they had gone on a date in April 2018 (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man has four previous convictions for defilement of a child under 17. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe previous convictions were for defilement of a female cousin, for which he received a sentence of 3½ years in 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim is in therapy and has experienced nightmares, sleepless nights, and symptoms of PTSD. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 18 Dec2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man jailed for raping teenager after New Year’s Eve party

    Reports the sentencing at the Central Criminal Court, including the judge's remarks on aggravating and mitigating factors, the victim's impact statement, and the man's prior convictions.

    victim, 17, femaleconvicted, 35, male
  2. 18 Dec2024
    In courtirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Convicted rapist pleads guilty to harassing female journalists

    McAnaw pleaded guilty to three counts of harassment; remanded in continuing custody for sentence on 7 March 2025. Article provides background on his previous convictions including rape, kidnapping, and assault.

    victim, Nicola Tallant, female, irish (judged from name)Nicola Tallantvictim, Amanda Brunker, female, irish (judged from name)Amanda Brunkervictim, Deirdre Reynolds, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Reynoldsaccused, Mark McAnaw, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark McAnaw
  3. 18 Dec2024
    In courtirishtimes.com, follow-up
    High Court orders man to be detained in care facility immediately after jail release

    High Court inherent jurisdiction hearing; orders made for detention in a care facility; case adjourned to January

    accused, 30s, male