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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 29593Defilement (sexual intercourse with a child) · Co. Dublin

Man sentenced for defilement of 15-year-old in Dublin

In June 2018, a 22-year-old man had sex with a 15-year-old girl at a house in Dublin after giving her cocaine. The man, who had 107 previous convictions mainly for theft and burglary, walked into a garda station two weeks after the party. He was convicted of defilement by a Central Criminal Court jury in May 2021. He was sentenced to one year and ten months consecutive to an existing term of imprisonment, plus two years post-release supervision.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Oct
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A 22-year-old man had sex with a 15-year-old girl after giving her cocaine.
  • The man assumed the victim was over age because he thought she was sitting her Leaving Certificate.
  • The man had 107 previous convictions mainly for theft and burglary, with no prior sexual offending history.
  • The party was organised with a 15-year-old boy the man had been working with, and the man ordered vodka and a crate of cider to be delivered.
Where
The incident took place at a house in Dublin.
When
The incident occurred in June 2018.
Investigation
The man walked into a garda station himself two weeks after the party.
In court
The man was convicted of defilement by a Central Criminal Court jury in May 2021.
Sentence
  • The man was sentenced to one year and ten months consecutive to an existing term of imprisonment.
  • The man was given two years post-release supervision.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was 22 years old at the time of sentencing (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe man had 107 previous convictions mainly for theft and burglary (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe man gave the victim cocaine before the sexual encounter (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe victim was 15 years old at the time of the incident (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe man assumed the victim was over age because he thought she was sitting her Leaving Certificate (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe party was organised with a 15-year-old boy the man had been working with (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe man ordered vodka and a crate of cider to be delivered to the house (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe victim took cocaine off a leap card (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe victim lost her virginity that night (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at a house in Dublin (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe trial took place in May 2021 (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred in June 2018 (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe man came to the garda station himself two weeks after the party (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe man was convicted of defilement by a Central Criminal Court jury (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to one year and ten months consecutive to an existing term of imprisonment (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was given two years post-release supervision (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Oct2021
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Man who had sex with underage girl after giving her cocaine jailed for a year and ten months

    Sentencing report: man convicted of defilement at a May 2021 trial sentenced to one year and ten months consecutive to an existing term, plus two years post-release supervision. Judge noted the man's 107 previous convictions (mainly theft and burglary) but no prior sexual offending history.

    victim, 15, femaleconvicted, 22, male