Ireland Man jailed for threatening to share ex-partner's intimate pictures
On January 23rd, 2022, Stephen Coveney Ryan threatened to send intimate pictures of his ex-partner, a woman, to her family and friends after she refused him access to her Netflix account, and in one message said he would kill her. The messages came from a Facebook profile under another name, and the woman obtained a barring order against him in March 2022. Ryan pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court in County Donegal to threatening to distribute an intimate image without consent, and a charge of threats to kill was taken into account. The latest development, reported on February 1st, 2024, is a sentence of two and a half years in jail, with the final 12 months suspended.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced1 Feb
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Stephen Coveney Ryan threatened to send intimate pictures of his ex-partner to her family and friends.
- He sent the threats in messages from a Facebook profile under another name.
- In one message he wrote that he would kill the woman.
- Cause
- The threats followed the woman's refusal to give him access to her Netflix account.
- When
- The charges are dated January 23rd, 2022.
- Where
- The court case was held in County Donegal, and the place of the threats to kill is given as unknown.
- Investigation
- The woman obtained a barring order against him in March 2022.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to threatening to distribute or publish an intimate image without the consent of another person.
- He was also charged with making threats to kill the same woman, which was taken into account.
- In court
- He appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in County Donegal.
- Sentence
- The judge placed the offence in the mid-range and set a starting sentence of three years before mitigation.
- The sentence was reduced to two and a half years, with the final 12 months suspended; one report describes him as jailed for two and a half years.
- Other details
- The accused has 12 previous convictions.
- A letter of apology from the accused was read out in court.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man threatened to send intimate pictures of his ex-partner to her family and friends after she refused him access to her Netflix account. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused messaged the woman from a Facebook profile under another name, threatening to share intimate pictures with her family and friends. (irishtimes.com)
- whatIn one message he wrote that he would kill the woman. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe charges are dated January 23rd, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe woman had obtained a barring order against the accused in March 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to threatening to distribute or publish an intimate image without the consent of another person. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe was also charged with threats to kill the same woman, which was taken into account. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe accused appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in County Donegal. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge placed the offence in the mid-range and set a starting sentence of three years before mitigation. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was reduced to two and a half years, with the final 12 months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe accused has 12 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA letter of apology from the accused was read out in court. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Feb2024Man threatened to share intimate pictures of ex after Netflix row, court hears
Reports the sentencing at Letterkenny Circuit Court. No existing case matches this named accused or incident.
convicted, Stephen Coveney Ryan, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Coveney Ryanvictim, female