Case No. 2244Offensive conduct of a sexual nature, breach of sex offenders register conditions · Co. Cork · 15 Mar 2024
Registered sex offender Anthony Quigley jailed for offensive conduct towards woman in Mitchelstown
Anthony Quigley, 51, a registered sex offender from Mitchelstown, Co Cork, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to engaging in offensive conduct of a sexual nature towards a 63-year-old woman in March 2024 and breaching conditions of his sex offenders register in November 2024.
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- Sentenced25 Feb
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Key facts
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- whatQuigley was sentenced to nine months in jail for a series of offences. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe pleaded guilty to engaging in offensive conduct of a sexual nature contrary to Section 45 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe showed gardaí an ID in the name of James Anthony Quigley and gave a different house number at Roches Heights. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe incident took place on Upper Cork St in Mitchelstown. (irishtimes.com)
- whereHe was stopped by gardaí on Oliver Plunkett St in Cork City. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe second offence occurred on November 12, 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Sheehan noted Quigley had a long history of sexual offences going back to the early 2000s and did not appear to realise the seriousness of his offending. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was jailed for nine months on each of the three charges with all three sentences to run concurrently. (irishtimes.com)
- otherQuigley had been placed on the Sex Offenders Register in 2018. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBoth offences were breaches of conditions attached to a three-year sentence with 18 months suspended for sexual assault and harassment of a teenager and harassment of three of her friends on a bus on December 4, 2018. (irishtimes.com)
- otherQuigley had a total of 66 previous convictions including two for sexual assault, nine for harassment, 15 for indecent communications, five for assault, one for assault causing harm, and 16 for public order offences. (irishtimes.com)
- otherDefence barrister John Devlin BL pleaded for leniency, noting Quigley had apologised during interview and suffered a head injury in a car crash at 17 that impaired his speech and memory. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Feb2025Registered sex offender jailed after offensive conduct towards woman on the street
Sentencing report detailing the offences, the victim's account, the defendant's 66 previous convictions, and the judge's comments on his failure to appreciate the seriousness of his offending.
suspect, Anthony Quigley, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Anthony Quigleyvictim, 63, female