Ireland Man to be sentenced over sexual assault of two Donegal sisters
A man in his 50s, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victims, pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court to sexually assaulting two sisters, who are related to him, at named locations in County Donegal. The charges concern touching while each victim sat on his knee, between February 1992 and September 2000 and between April 1997 and March 1998. He entered the guilty plea in October, and the court accepted it on a full-facts basis. He was remanded on continuing bail, and sentencing was adjourned to Tuesday 7 May.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court2 May
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man in his 50s pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two sisters.
- Where
- The case is before Letterkenny Circuit Court.
- Both offences took place at named locations in County Donegal.
- When
- One offence is dated between February 1992 and September 2000, and the other between April 1997 and March 1998.
- Charges
- One charge concerns touching a female's genitals while she sat on his knee.
- The second charge concerns touching a female's buttocks under her pyjama bottoms while she sat on his knee.
- In court
- The man pleaded guilty in October, and the plea was accepted on a full-facts basis.
- Sentence
- The man was remanded on continuing bail, and sentencing was adjourned to Tuesday 7 May.
- Other details
- The victims are related to the defendant.
- The man cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victims.
- The defence said the man is assessed as a low risk of reoffending.
- The man brought €7,000 to court to be paid to each victim as a token of remorse.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two sisters. (donegallive.ie)
- whereThe case is before Letterkenny Circuit Court. (donegallive.ie)
- whereBoth offences took place at named locations in County Donegal. (donegallive.ie)
- chargeOne charge concerns touching a female's genitals while she sat on his knee, between February 1992 and September 2000. (donegallive.ie)
- chargeA second charge concerns touching a female's buttocks under her pyjama bottoms while she sat on his knee, between April 1997 and March 1998. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe man previously entered a guilty plea in October. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe plea was accepted on a full-facts basis. (donegallive.ie)
- courtSentencing was adjourned to Tuesday 7 May. (donegallive.ie)
- sentenceThe man was remanded on continuing bail. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe man is in his 50s. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe victims are related to the defendant. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe defence said the man is assessed as a low risk of reoffending. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe man brought €7,000 to court to be paid to each victim as a token of remorse. (donegallive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 2 May2024Man to be sentenced over sexual assault of two Donegal sisters
Court report on a guilty plea by a man in his 50s to sexually assaulting two sisters. Sentencing was adjourned to 7 May 2024, and the man was remanded on continuing bail. No earlier coverage of this case is in the existing list.
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