Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3052Assault · Co. Dublin

Portuguese company manager gets 80 hours community service for assaulting teen au pair in Dublin

A 41-year-old Portuguese man, a manager at a multinational company, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting his 18-year-old au pair in his Dublin home in August 2020 and was directed to complete 80 hours of community service in lieu of a four-month prison sentence.

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

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19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man tickled the victim's sides and armpits (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man is 41 years old and Portuguese (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim is 18 years old and came to Ireland in 2020 to work as an au pair (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man is 22 years senior to the au pair (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe assault took place in the man's Dublin home in August 2020 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at 11pm in the living room (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe victim made a formal complaint to gardaí (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe man went to a Dublin garda station by appointment and made a statement in late 2020 (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to one count of assault under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Orla Crowe (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of five months but reduced it to four months imprisonment (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was directed to complete 80 hours of community service in lieu of the four-month sentence within two years (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentence€11,000 offered by the man as an expression of remorse was ordered to be given to the investigating garda (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe CCTV camera in the living room was turned off on the date in question (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man has no previous convictions (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThere was a delay in the case coming to court due to the Covid-19 pandemic (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe Workplace Relations Commission ordered the man to pay the au pair €9,000 (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim forgave the man in her victim impact statement (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe maximum penalty for the offence was six months imprisonment (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 May2026
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Big company boss who assaulted teen au pair gets 80 hours community service

    Reports the sentencing outcome: 80 hours community service in lieu of four months' imprisonment, €11,000 to the investigating garda, and the victim's forgiveness statement.

    victim, 18, femaleconvicted, 41, male, Portuguese, non-irish