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Case No. 7763Sexual assault · Co. Dublin

Man jailed for sexually assaulting nine women in Dublin city centre in August 2021

Kevin Kletzander, a 32-year-old man of no fixed abode, sexually assaulted nine different women in Dublin city centre in daylight during August 2021. He pleaded guilty to nine counts of sexual assault. On 27 July 2023, Judge Orla Crowe at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to four and a half years, with the final 12 months suspended, backdated to August 2021, when he went into custody. The latest development is that he was also ordered to be of good behaviour for four and a half years and to abide by Probation Service directions.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced27 Jul
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Kevin Kletzander sexually assaulted nine different women in Dublin city during August 2021.
  • During the assaults he grabbed women's crotches, hit a woman in the crotch with his fist and slapped a female garda on the buttocks.
Where
The assaults took place in daylight in well-populated areas of Dublin city centre.
Charges
Kletzander pleaded guilty to nine counts of sexual assault.
In court
  • Sentencing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Orla Crowe said each assault was a gross intrusion of the woman's bodily integrity and dignity.
  • The judge said the assaults were humiliating, demeaning and shocking for the victims.
Sentence
  • Kletzander was sentenced to four and a half years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended.
  • One article's headline describes the sentence as 3½ years, which matches four and a half years with the final 12 months suspended.
  • The sentence was backdated to August 2021.
  • Kletzander was ordered to be of good behaviour for four and a half years and to abide by Probation Service directions.
Other details
  • Kletzander has no previous convictions.
  • Kletzander has been in custody since August 2021.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatKevin Kletzander sexually assaulted nine different women in Dublin city during August 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatKletzander grabbed women's crotches, hit a woman in the crotch with his fist and slapped a female garda on the buttocks. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe assaults took place in daylight in well-populated areas of Dublin city centre. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeKletzander pleaded guilty to nine counts of sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Orla Crowe said the assaults were gross intrusions of the bodily integrity and dignity of each woman. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceKletzander was sentenced to four and a half years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to August 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceKletzander was ordered to be of good behaviour for four and a half years and to abide by Probation Service directions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherKletzander has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherKletzander has been in custody since August 2021. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Jul2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who sexually assaulted nine different women in Dublin in one month jailed for 3½ years

    Sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. No existing case in the list matched this incident.

    convicted, Kevin Kletzander, 32, male, namedKevin Kletzander