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Case No. 3179Sexual assault · Co. Louth · 5 Mar 2022

Romanian man jailed for sexually assaulting three women at Drogheda hospital

Mihai Csiki, a 51-year-old Romanian national, was sentenced to three years and eight months by Judge Sinéad McMullan for sexually assaulting three women at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda in March 2022 while he was a patient there. He pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault with two further similar counts taken into consideration.

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  6. Sentenced1 May
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Key facts

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  • whatMihai Csiki sexually assaulted three women at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda while he was a patient there. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault with two other similar counts taken into consideration. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe pulled the curtains around the 74-year-old's bed, placed his hand on her bare skin and moved his head towards her crotch area. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe 74-year-old victim was too traumatised to report initially but disclosed the incident later that evening. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatOn the same day he assaulted a 69-year-old woman who had returned to her room after having a smoke outside, and the incident was captured on CCTV. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe 69-year-old woman described feeling intimidated, fearful and scared, and now becomes frightened when she sees men resembling the defendant. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe first assault on a 74-year-old female patient occurred on 6 March 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe third assault on a woman in her 60s occurred on 5 March 2022 as she left a changing room. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge sentenced the defendant to three years and eight months, backdated to 30 April 2025. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defendant expressed genuine remorse and consented to being deported on his release from prison. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defendant apologised for his behaviour through an interpreter. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherJudge Sinéad McMullan noted the offences had been opportunistic and the victims had been vulnerable. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 1 May2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man jailed over sexual assaults of three women at Drogheda hospital

    Reports the sentencing of Mihai Csiki to three years and eight months (backdated to 30 April 2025) for three sexual assaults on vulnerable female patients at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital, Drogheda, in March 2022. He consented to deportation on release.

    convicted, Mihai Csiki, 51, male, Romanian, named, non-irishMihai Csikivictim, 74, femalevictim, 69, femalevictim, 60s, female