Ireland Case No. 21750Sexual assault
Man sentenced for child pornography after sexual assault in Dublin
Stephen Gregan, a 42-year-old man, was sentenced on 27 March 2023 to an 18-month prison term suspended for two years for possession of child pornography found at his Dublin home. Gardaí searched his Rathmines residence in June 2017 after a complaint that he had sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl at Penneys, Dundrum Town Centre, on 10 June 2017, where he allegedly pushed up against her and squeezed her bum. The search revealed 64 images and 57 movie files of child sex abuse material depicting children aged three to ten. Gregan pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in June 2017 and received a nine-month suspended sentence for the sexual assault in October 2019.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Stephen Gregan, 42, is alleged to have sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl at Penneys, Dundrum Town Centre, on 10 June 2017 by pushing up against her and squeezing her bum.
- 64 images and 57 movie files of child sex abuse material depicting children aged three to ten were found after two hard drives and a computer were seized and analysed.
- Where
- The sexual assault took place at Penneys, Dundrum Town Centre, and the child pornography was found at Gregan's home in Rathmines, Dublin.
- Gregan lives at Main Street, Tullamore, County Offaly, and was previously resident at Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin.
- When
- The sexual assault occurred on 10 June 2017, and the home search and seizure of material took place in June 2017.
- Investigation
- Gardaí searched Gregan's Rathmines home in June 2017 after receiving a complaint of sexual assault.
- Charges
- Gregan pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 13 June 2017.
- In court
- In October 2019, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Gregan to a nine-month suspended sentence for the sexual assault and ordered him to pay €5,000 to the victim.
- Sentence
- On 27 March 2023, Judge Melanie Greally imposed an 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years on strict conditions including Probation Service supervision for possession of child pornography.
- Other details
- Gregan had no previous convictions, was placed on the sex offenders register, and was attending counselling and treatment at the time of sentencing.
51 statements extracted from the articles
- whatStephen Gregan is 42 years old (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe search followed a complaint that Gregan had sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl while she was out shopping with friends (thejournal.ie)
- what64 images and 57 movie files of child sex abuse material were discovered (thejournal.ie, rte.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatTwo hard drives and a computer were seized and analysed (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- whatThe images and movies depicted children aged between three and ten years old (thejournal.ie)
- whatGregan pushed up against the 11-year-old girl and squeezed her bum in Penneys (thejournal.ie)
- whatGregan initially claimed the touching was accidental but later admitted it was intentional (thejournal.ie)
- whatGregan had no previous convictions at the time of the offence (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe complaint was that he had sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl (rte.ie)
- whatThe images depicted children aged between three and ten engaged in sexual activity or explicit images of children up to 15 (rte.ie)
- whatGregan was in a dysfunctional relationship at the time and was suffering from depression (rte.ie)
- whatGregan had been attending counselling since the incident and had been placed on the sex offenders register (rte.ie)
- whatGregan continues to attend for treatment and is fully engaged in the therapeutic process (rte.ie)
- whatGregan's brother wrote a letter for the court outlining his state at the time (rte.ie)
- whatThe man sexually assaulted a girl. (extra.ie)
- whatThe images depicted children aged between three and ten engaged in sexual activity or children up to 15 with their genital and anal area showing (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe sexual assault involved an 11-year-old girl at Penneys, Dundrum Town Centre, on 10 June 2017 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereGregan lives at Main Street, Tullamore, County Offaly (thejournal.ie)
- whereGregan was previously resident at Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin (thejournal.ie)
- whereGregan is of Main Street, Tullamore, Co Offaly (rte.ie)
- whereGregan was previously of Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin (rte.ie)
- whereThe material was found at Gregan's home in Rathmines, Dublin (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenGardaí searched Gregan's home in June 2017 (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe judge noted the offence occurred six years before sentencing (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe search of Gregan's home took place in June 2017 (rte.ie)
- whenThe material was seized on 13 June 2017 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí searched Gregan's home after receiving a complaint he had sexually assaulted a girl while she was out shopping with friends (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí were investigating the sexual assault allegation when they searched Gregan's Rathmines home and found the child abuse material (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí searched Gregan's Rathmines home in June 2017 after receiving a complaint of sexual assault (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtGregan pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 13 June 2017 to possession of child pornography (thejournal.ie)
- courtGregan pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child pornography at his Dublin home on 13 June 2017 (rte.ie)
- courtIn October 2019 Gregan received a nine-month suspended sentence from Judge Martin Nolan for sexual assault at Penneys, Dundrum Town Centre, on 10 June 2017 (rte.ie)
- courtJudge Melanie Greally said if the charge had been dealt with at the same time as the sexual assault count, it would have resulted in a custodial sentence (rte.ie)
- courtJudge Greally considered whether there would be undue harshness in imposing a custodial sentence given the time elapsed (rte.ie)
- courtGerardine Small SC was defending Gregan (rte.ie)
- courtJudge Melanie Greally imposed an 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years on 27 March 2023 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtIn October 2019, Judge Martin Nolan gave Gregan a nine-month suspended sentence for sexual assault (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceIn October 2019 Gregan received a nine-month suspended sentence for sexual assault at Penneys, Dundrum Town Centre, on 10 June 2017 (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Melanie Greally handed Gregan an 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years on strict conditions (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe conditions include that Gregan place himself under the supervision of the Probation Service (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan ordered Gregan to pay €5,000 to the victim (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Greally handed Gregan an 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years on strict conditions (rte.ie)
- sentenceConditions include placing himself under the supervision of the Probation Service (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe man was not given a jail sentence. (extra.ie)
- sentenceGregan was ordered to pay €5,000 to the victim (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherGregan was placed on the sex offenders register (thejournal.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherChild pornography was found in connection with the case. (extra.ie)
- otherGregan has no previous convictions (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherGregan's defence was conducted by Gerardine Small SC (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherProsecution was conducted by Philip Rahn BL (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherGregan claimed he was not attracted to children and just wanted help (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Mar2023Midlands man who avoided jail for sex assault on girl gets suspended sentence for having child abuse pictures
Sentencing for the possession of child pornography charge discovered during the same June 2017 investigation as the sexual assault; 18-month sentence suspended for two years with Probation Service supervision; references the earlier October 2019 sexual assault sentencing.
convicted, Stephen Gregan, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Greganvictim, 11, female - 27 Mar2023No jail for man caught with child porn found after he sexually assaulted girl
Article body consists almost entirely of JavaScript template code; only the headline conveys that a man received a non-custodial sentence for sexually assaulting a girl and that child porn was found.
convicted, malevictim, female - 27 Mar2023Suspended sentence for man caught with abuse images
Reports the sentencing for the child pornography charge, dealt with separately from the sexual assault charge. Judge Melanie Greally imposed an 18-month sentence suspended for two years, noting the time lapsed since the material was seized and Gregan's rehabilitation efforts.
convicted, Stephen Gregan, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Greganvictim, 11, female - 27 Mar2023Man caught with child abuse material after sexually assaulting child gets suspended sentence
Provides full details of the sentencing for the child pornography charge, which was dealt with separately from the sexual assault charge. Judge Melanie Greally imposed an 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years on strict conditions including Probation Service supervision, noting the time lapsed since the material was seized and the steps taken towards rehabilitation.
victim, 11, femaleconvicted, Stephen Gregan, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Gregan