Ireland Case No. 7295Aggravated sexual assault · Co. Meath · 20 Mar 2022
Man who sexually assaulted woman who mistook his car for taxi jailed for 19 years
Liviu Tenea, a 40-year-old Romanian man from Navan, Co Meath, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman who got into his car believing it was a taxi. The offences took place on March 20, 2022, at a dark, isolated location in Leinster after he drove her there. Tenea was taken into custody on March 29, 2022, and later pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault. Justice Mary Ellen Ring imposed a 19-year sentence backdated to March 29, 2022, with 10 years of post-release supervision, as reported on October 23, 2023.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Liviu Tenea, a 40-year-old Romanian man, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman.
- Where
- The attack happened at a dark, isolated location in Leinster after Tenea drove the woman there.
- When
- The offences took place on March 20, 2022.
- Cause
- The woman got into Tenea's car believing it was a taxi.
- Investigation
- Gardaí used CCTV footage and the car's registration to identify Tenea.
- Semen samples taken from the woman matched Tenea.
- Charges
- Tenea pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
- In court
- Justice Mary Ellen Ring imposed the sentence.
- Sentence
- The 19-year prison sentence was backdated to March 29, 2022, when Tenea entered custody.
- Tenea was ordered to undergo 10 years of post-release supervision.
- Other details
- Tenea denied penetrative intercourse in his account to gardaí.
- Tenea was given a 20-year sentence in Spain in 2006 for a similar sexual assault, which the key facts describe as sexual assault of a minor; he was repatriated to Romania in 2010 and released in 2015.
- Tenea was assessed as being at low to medium risk of re-offending.
- At the time of the offences, Tenea was working for a takeaway, and he later came to Ireland to work.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatLiviu Tenea was given a 19-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a woman who got into his car thinking it was a taxi. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe attack happened in a dark isolated location after Tenea drove the woman there. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offences took place on March 20, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe woman got into the car believing it was a taxi. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí used CCTV footage and the car's registration to identify Tenea. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSamples of semen taken from the woman matched Tenea. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeTenea pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJustice Mary Ellen Ring imposed the sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceTenea was sentenced to 19 years in prison, backdated to when he entered custody on March 29, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceTenea was ordered to undergo 10 years of post-release supervision. (irishtimes.com)
- otherTenea denied penetrative intercourse in his account to gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
- otherTenea had a previous conviction in Spain for sexual assault of a minor and received a 20-year sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- otherTenea was assessed as being at low to medium risk of re-offending. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Oct2023Man who ‘brutally’ sexually assaulted woman who mistook his car for taxi jailed for 19 years
Reports the sentencing of Liviu Tenea to 19 years, backdated to March 29, 2022, with 10 years of post-release supervision, along with mitigating and aggravating details from the hearing.
convicted, Liviu Tenea, 40, male, Romanian, named, non-irishLiviu Teneavictim, female