Ireland Case No. 3658Harassment, threatening to distribute intimate image · Co. Dublin · 1 Jun 2020
Man jailed for three years for harassment and threats to share intimate images of girlfriend
A 52-year-old man with addresses in Co Dublin and Co Wicklow was sentenced to three years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for harassing his then-girlfriend and threatening to share intimate images of her between June 2020 and July 2021.
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- Sentenced5 Mar
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Key facts
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- whatThe man was 47 and the woman was 20 when they started a relationship (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe persistently emailed the woman and made multiple calls to her workplace (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man took sexual photos of the woman without her consent (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman is now living abroad and feels too scared to come back (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man called the woman up to 50 times a day (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe emailed a photo of a lane near her home and beeping the horn outside (irishtimes.com)
- whatAfter caution, he admitted threatening to publish the images (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man threatened to share the intimate images but did not actually do so (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe man has addresses in Co Dublin and Co Wicklow (irishtimes.com)
- whenThey met on a dating website during the summer of 2019 (irishtimes.com)
- whenShe ended the relationship in June 2021 after her father saw a message from the man on her phone (irishtimes.com)
- whenBetween July 7 and 10, 2021, he tried to contact her 15 times on a shared landline (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to harassment on dates between June 2020 and July 2021 (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to threatening to distribute or publish an intimate image in July 2021 (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Elma Sheahan (irishtimes.com)
- courtDefence counsel was Dean Kelly (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a global sentence of four years, suspending the final 12 months on good behaviour condition (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Mar2026Man jailed for harassment and threats to share intimate images of girlfriend
Sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Elma Sheahan; global sentence of four years with 12 months suspended on good behaviour condition.
suspect, 52, malevictim, 20, female