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Case No. 5465Sexual assault · Co. Dublin · 10 Dec 2023

Man jailed for sexually assaulting woman in Dublin city centre

Adel Kerai, 26, an Algerian man seeking asylum, was sentenced to 27 months in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman on Henry Street, Dublin, on 10 December 2023, after following her for approximately 30 minutes.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced16 Jul
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Key facts

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18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatKerai sexually assaulted the woman on Henry Street on December 10th (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe followed the woman for approximately 30 minutes (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe put his hand down her top, touched her genital area over her clothes, and pressed his penis against her (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman tried to push him off but he was too strong (irishtimes.com)
  • whatPortions of the incident were captured on CCTV (irishtimes.com)
  • whereHe is of no fixed abode in Dublin 1 (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationKerai was arrested at the scene (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe was jailed for 27 months (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to December when Kerai went into custody (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe had just arrived in the State five days before the incident (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe is originally from Algeria (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe is seeking asylum on the basis that he was persecuted for his political beliefs (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe has been in custody since the arrest (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe had no passport or official documents and initially gave a different name and date of birth (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe has four previous convictions from the UK (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe was living in the UK for one year prior to coming to Dublin (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jul2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man jailed for sexually assaulting woman after following her around Dublin city centre

    Reports the sentencing of Adel Kerai to 27 months for sexual assault, including details of the incident, his background, and the judge's remarks.

    victim, 22, femaleconvicted, Adel Kerai, 26, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Adel Kerai