Case No. 2165Harassment (stalking) · Co. Limerick · 20 Oct 2023

Ruslan Nitsyn jailed for 2½ years for harassing and stalking Co Limerick woman

Ruslan Nitsyn, 47, a Ukrainian national of no fixed abode in Dublin, was sentenced to 2½ years' imprisonment at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to harassing and stalking 32-year-old Gillian McCarthy between October 2023 and January 2024, in breach of an earlier suspended sentence.

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  6. Sentenced5 Mar
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Key facts

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  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of harassing Gillian McCarthy between October 20th, 2023 and January 1st, 2024. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe previously received a fully suspended three-month jail sentence at Limerick District Court in July 2023. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Colin Daly backdated the sentence to January 3rd, 2024, and ordered a five-year communication ban. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherNitsyn was arrested in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Mar2025
    Man jailed for harassing woman he became ‘dangerously infatuated’ with

    Reports the sentencing of Nitsyn to 2½ years' imprisonment, backdated to January 3, 2024, with a five-year communication ban. Details the pattern of harassment including phone calls, texts, gifts left at the victim's home, and sitting in a black BMW outside her house. Notes this was a second conviction for harassing the same victim, following a fully suspended three-month sentence in July 2023.

    victim, Gillian McCarthy, 32, female, irish (judged from name)Gillian McCarthyconvicted, Ruslan Nitsyn, 47, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ruslan Nitsyn