Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7741Rape of a child

Man sentenced at Central Criminal Court over rape of boy, video found on phone

Between January 2014 and February 2015, a man aged 18 according to one account and between 17 and 19 according to another raped a ten-year-old boy in a town in Munster. Gardaí seized three Apple devices under a search warrant and found a video of the rape on the man's phone. He was arrested in September 2019 and pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of anal rape, five counts of sexual assault and one count of production of child pornography. The judge set a headline sentence of 14 years, and the man was reported on 28 July 2023 to have been sentenced to seven years in prison.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced28 Jul
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A man was sentenced for the rape of a boy aged ten.
  • The accused was 18 at the time of the offences according to one account, and between 17 and 19 according to another.
Where
Gardaí searched an address in a town in Munster, which is not named.
When
The offences took place between January 2014 and February 2015.
Investigation
  • Gardaí seized three Apple devices, a laptop, an iPad and an iPhone, under a search warrant.
  • A video filmed in the accused's bedroom, showing the anal rape of the boy, was found on his iPhone.
  • The accused was arrested in September 2019.
Charges
The accused pleaded guilty to one count of anal rape, five counts of sexual assault and one count of production of child pornography.
In court
  • The judge found the recording of the rape to be the most significant aggravating factor.
  • The judge set a headline sentence of 14 years.
Sentence
The accused was sentenced to seven years in prison, as reported on 28 July 2023.
Other details
  • The accused has no previous convictions.
  • The accused cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the victim.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused was 18 years old at the time of the rape and the boy was ten. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereGardaí searched an address in a town in Munster. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences took place on dates between January 2014 and February 2015. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí seized three Apple devices, including a laptop, iPad and iPhone. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationA video of the rape was found on the accused's phone. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe accused was arrested in September 2019. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to one count of anal rape, five counts of sexual assault and one count of production of child pornography. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge found the most significant aggravating factor was the recording of the rape. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge set a headline sentence of 14 years. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused recorded the rape on an iPhone. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Jul2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man sentenced to seven years after video of him raping boy found on his phone

    Sentencing report from the Central Criminal Court. The accused cannot be named, and the town in Munster where the search took place is not given.

    convicted, malevictim, 10, male