Man jailed for six and a half years for defilement and oral rape of 14-year-old girl
A 26-year-old man, who was 21 at the time, pleaded guilty to oral rape, defilement and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl on dates between July and September 2020 in Dublin. 46-year-old man Thomasz Pysz of Clonee, Dublin, pleaded guilty to four sample counts of theft from the Department of Social Welfare for claiming over €25,000 using his brother-in-law's PPS number, and a 20-year-old Dublin woman is on trial for 11 counts of sexual assault and one count of section 4 rape of a girl aged 10 to 11 on dates between July 2017 and July 2019. The man was sentenced by Ms Justice Greally at the Central Criminal Court to six and a half years' imprisonment with the final year suspended, with headline sentences totalling eight and a half years, and the judge told the victim the system had failed her due to legal delays. Pysz received a 20-month suspended sentence with his bank account containing €10,917 frozen and transferred to the Department, and the woman's trial is ongoing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court7 Apr
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced7 Apr
2 reports
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 26-year-old man, who was 21 at the time, pleaded guilty to oral rape, defilement and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl on dates between July and September 2020.
- 46-year-old man Thomasz Pysz of Clonee, Dublin, pleaded guilty to four sample counts of theft from the Department of Social Welfare for claiming over €25,000 in Disability Allowance and Pandemic Unemployment Payments using his brother-in-law's PPS number.
- A 20-year-old Dublin woman has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of sexual assault and one count of section 4 rape of a girl aged 10 to 11 on dates between July 2017 and July 2019.
- When
- A complaint was made to Gardaí in September 2021 that Pysz was using two PPS numbers, one to work and one to claim benefit.
- In court
- The main case was heard at the Central Criminal Court before Ms Justice Greally, and the woman's trial is ongoing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- The 26-year-old man was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment with the final year suspended, with headline sentences totalling eight and a half years.
- Pysz was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment, suspended, and his bank account containing €10,917 was frozen and transferred to the Department of Social Welfare.
- Other details
- The judge identified the predatory and premeditated nature, grooming, multiplicity of offences, young age, age disparity and breach of trust as aggravating factors, and told the victim the system had failed her due to legal delays.
- Pysz has mental health issues, an outstanding debt of €21,814, and his brother-in-law, who left Ireland in 2016, was not charged.
- The section 4 rape charge in the woman's case relates to alleged penetration with a hairbrush, and the jury was told the alleged abuse started before the accused turned 12 but no charges relate to that period due to the age of criminal responsibility.
- The 26-year-old man, who has no previous convictions, was ordered not to partake in any occupation or pastime that brings him into contact with underage females.
- Investigation
- Gardaí showed a building company owner a photograph of Pysz's brother-in-law, who identified him as the man who had left Ireland.
36 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHe claimed more than €25,000 in social welfare payments using the PPS number of his brother-in-law (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe received €9,235.50 in Disability Allowance (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe received €16,303 in Pandemic Unemployment Payments (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThere is an outstanding debt of €21,814 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man pleaded guilty to oral rape, defilement and sexual assault of the child. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim was 14 years old at the time of the offending. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man was 21 at the time of the offending and is now 26. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe complainant was aged between 10 and 11 at the time of the alleged offending. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused was aged between 12 and 14 at the time of the alleged offending. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe grandmother told the court the girls never slept over together in her house. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe aunt said the two girls had just one sleepover when another niece was present and she stayed in the room. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe jury was told the alleged abuse started before the accused turned 12, but no charges relate to that period due to age of criminal responsibility. (irishtimes.com)
- whenA complaint was made to Gardaí in September 2021 that he was using two PPS numbers (irishmirror.ie)
- whenHis brother-in-law left Ireland in 2016 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offending occurred on dates between July and September 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe alleged offending occurred between July 2017 and July 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponThe section 4 rape charge relates to alleged penetration with a hairbrush. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí showed the building company owner a photograph of the accused, who identified him as the man who had left Ireland (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested and denied the offences. (irishtimes.com)
- chargePysz pleaded guilty to four sample counts of theft from the Department of Social Welfare between 2019 and 2021 (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe accused has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of sexual assault and one count of section 4 rape. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan said the defendant did not deserve to go to prison (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe trial is ongoing. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment, suspended (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHis bank account containing €10,917 was frozen and transferred to the Department of Social Welfare (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of six and a half years with the final year suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHeadline sentences totalled eight and a half years. (irishtimes.com)
- otherPysz is originally from Poland (irishmirror.ie)
- otherPysz has mental health issues (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe has a separate payment agreement with the Department (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man was ordered not to partake in any occupation or pastime that brings him into contact with underage females. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge identified the predatory and premeditated nature, grooming, multiplicity of offences, young age, age disparity and breach of trust as aggravating factors. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim said the man had stolen her teenage years. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge told the victim that the system had failed her. (irishtimes.com)
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convicted, Thomasz Pysz, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Thomasz Pysz