Ireland Man sentenced to nine years for raping 13-year-old girl in Dublin
Michael O'Reilly, a 29-year-old man from Kilkenny, raped a 13-year-old girl at a place in Dublin on April 11th, 2021. When arrested he denied involvement, and forensic results matched his DNA to semen taken from the victim. He was charged and sent forward for trial in February, and a defilement charge against a 17-year-old boy was dropped with a nolle prosequi on March 16th. He pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court, and Ms Justice Eileen Creedon sentenced him to nine years in prison with the final 18 months suspended, plus 18 months' Probation Services supervision, sex offender registration and backdating to when he went into custody, as reported on July 24th, 2023.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Michael O'Reilly, a 29-year-old man from Kilkenny, pleaded guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl.
- The girl had made clear before meeting him that she did not wish to have sex.
- He forced the girl to the ground and raped her.
- Where
- The rape took place at a place in Dublin.
- When
- The rape took place on April 11th, 2021.
- Investigation
- When arrested, he denied any involvement in the events of the night.
- Forensic results matched his DNA to semen taken from the victim.
- Charges
- He was charged and sent forward for trial in February.
- A defilement charge against a 17-year-old boy was dropped with a nolle prosequi on March 16th.
- In court
- Ms Justice Eileen Creedon passed sentence at the Central Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced to nine years in prison, with the final 18 months suspended, and must remain under Probation Services supervision for 18 months.
- He must be registered as a sex offender, and his sentence is backdated to when he went into custody.
- Other details
- In a letter of apology, he said he honestly did not know the girl's age.
- After the rape the victim left school and turned to drink and tablets to cope.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatMichael O'Reilly pleaded guilty to rape. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim had made clear before meeting him that she did not wish to have sex. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe forced the girl to the ground and raped her. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe rape took place at a place in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rape took place on April 11th, 2021. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationWhen arrested, he denied any involvement in the events of the night. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationForensic results matched his DNA to semen taken from the victim. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe was charged and sent forward for trial in February. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeA defilement charge against the teenage boy was dropped with a nolle prosequi on March 16th. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMs Justice Eileen Creedon passed sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to nine years in prison, with the final 18 months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe must remain under Probation Services supervision for 18 months. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe must be registered as a sex offender. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHis sentence is backdated to when he went into custody. (irishtimes.com)
- otherIn a letter of apology, he said he honestly did not know the girl's age. (irishtimes.com)
- otherAfter the rape the victim left school and turned to drink and tablets to cope. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jul2023Man who raped girl (13) in a field sentenced to nine years in prison
Sentencing report. Gives the sentence, the suspended portion, probation supervision, sex offender registration and backdating, and the victim's impact statement. The incident was in Dublin and tried at the Central Criminal Court.
convicted, Michael O'Reilly, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Reillyvictim, 13, femalesuspect, 17, male