Ireland Man jailed for six years over sexual assault and assault at Dublin hotel
On 2 September 2020 at a hotel in Dublin city centre, Mamadou Alpha Bah, a 27-year-old man, pushed a 43-year-old woman onto a bed, pinned her there, threatened to break her neck and sexually assaulted her through her clothes. She escaped, and he chased her through the hotel corridor, where gardaí obtained CCTV footage of the chase. Bah pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexual assault and assault causing harm. On 19 February 2024 he was jailed for six years, with the judge describing the headline sentence as in the region of eight to nine years. Deportation orders are reported to be in place following his release from prison.
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- Sentenced19 Feb
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The man pushed the woman onto a bed and pinned her there.
- The man ordered the woman to take off her clothes and threatened to break her neck.
- The man sexually assaulted the woman through her clothes and punched her.
- The woman escaped the hotel room and the man chased her through the corridor.
- Where
- The offence took place at a hotel in Dublin city centre.
- When
- The offence took place at the hotel on September 2, 2020.
- Investigation
- Gardaí obtained CCTV footage that captured the chase in the corridor.
- Charges
- Bah pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexual assault and assault causing harm.
- In court
- The judge described the plea of guilty as late but valuable.
- Sentence
- The judge said the headline sentence was in the region of eight to nine years.
- Bah was jailed for six years on 19 February 2024.
- Other details
- The woman told gardaí she was in fear and felt she would face further physical harm if she did not comply.
- There are deportation orders in place following Bah's release from prison.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man pushed the woman onto a bed and pinned her there. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man ordered the woman to take off her clothes and threatened to break her neck. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man sexually assaulted the woman through her clothes. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man punched the woman. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman escaped the hotel room and the man chased her through the corridor. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe offence took place at a hotel in Dublin city centre. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offence took place at the hotel on September 2, 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí obtained CCTV footage that captured the chase in the corridor. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBah pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexual assault and assault causing harm. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge described the plea of guilty as late but valuable. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said the headline sentence was in the region of eight to nine years. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceBah was jailed for six years. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman told gardaí she was in fear and felt she would face further physical harm if she did not comply. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThere are deportation orders in place following Bah's release from prison. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Feb2024Man who sexually assaulted woman & chased her through hotel jailed for six years
Reports the six-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. No existing case in the list matches this sentencing.
convicted, Mamadou Alpha Bah, 27, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Mamadou Alpha Bahvictim, 43, female