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Case No. 1529Defilement of a child under 17 (sex act with underage girl) · Co. Limerick · 5 Jul 2020

Romanian man jailed for sex act with 15-year-old in Limerick

Cristian Gogosiou, a 40-year-old Romanian national, was sentenced on 11 June 2025 to three and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of defilement of a child under 17 at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. The offence, which occurred on 5 July 2020, involved Gogosiou driving a 15-year-old girl to a carpark in Limerick where she performed oral sex on him. The girl, who had run away from home and was living in hotels, told her mother after the incident and they made a complaint to gardaí. Judge Colin Daly reduced a headline sentence of four years by six months and added Gogosiou to the national register of sex offenders for an indefinite period. He was already serving an eight-year sentence for raping a homeless woman in Limerick in 2019.

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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A 15-year-old girl performed oral sex on Cristian Gogosiou in a carpark after he drove her there.
Where
The incident took place in Limerick, with the girl staying in a hotel and the sex act occurring in a carpark.
When
The girl came into contact with Gogosiou on 5 July 2020 while staying in a Limerick hotel.
Cause
The girl had run away from home and was living in hotels and staying with friends.
Investigation
After the incident, the girl told her mother and they went to a garda station to make a complaint.
Charges
Gogosiou pleaded guilty to one count of defilement of a child under 17.
In court
The case was heard at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Colin Daly.
Sentence
  • Gogosiou was sentenced to three and a half years, reduced from a headline four years by six months.
  • Gogosiou was added to the national register of sex offenders for an indefinite period.
Other details
  • Gogosiou is a 40-year-old Romanian national who has been in Ireland for 10 years, has a partner and a child, and co-operated with gardaí.
  • Judge Daly said Gogosiou knew the girl's young age and vulnerability and took advantage of her.
  • In a victim impact statement, the girl said her mental health and relationships with family and a former boyfriend had suffered.
  • In 2024, Gogosiou was jailed for eight years for raping a homeless woman in Limerick in 2019.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe girl had run away from home and was living in hotels and staying with friends. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatGogosiou drove himself and the girl to a carpark where she performed oral sex on him. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe girl came into contact with Gogosiou while staying in a Limerick hotel on 5 July 2020. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationAfter the incident, the girl told her mother and they went to a garda station to make a complaint. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Daly said a headline sentence of four years was appropriate, which he reduced by six months. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceGogosiou was added to a national register of sex offenders for an indefinite period. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe judge said Gogosiou knew the girl's young age, knew she was vulnerable, and took advantage of her. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherIn a victim impact statement, the girl wrote that her mental health and relationships with family and a former boyfriend had suffered. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherGogosiou is a 40-year-old Romanian national with a partner and a child, in Ireland for 10 years, with a history of employment, who co-operated with gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherIn 2024, Gogosiou was jailed for eight years for raping a homeless woman in Limerick in 2019. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Jun2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Convicted rapist jailed again for sex act with teenager

    Gogosiou was sentenced to 3.5 years (reduced from a headline four years) for defilement of a 15-year-old girl in July 2020; he was already serving eight years for a 2019 rape conviction; added to the sex offender register indefinitely.

    victim, 15, femaleconvicted, Cristian Gogosiou, 40, male, Romanian, named, non-irishCristian Gogosiou