Case No. 2097False imprisonment · Co. Dublin · 14 May 2018
Sinore Iosca jailed for four years for false imprisonment of vulnerable woman in Dublin
Sinore Iosca, a 25-year-old man from Blanchardstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty on 14 May 2018 to false imprisonment of a 23-year-old woman with Down syndrome, after telling her he had been robbed and leading her to withdraw €420 from ATMs and purchase an iPhone X costing about €1,300 in Dublin's city centre. He was identified from CCTV footage and arrested a few days later. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March 2025, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to two consecutive terms of two years, totalling four years' imprisonment, backdated to 9 October 2024. Iosca, who has no previous convictions and a mild to moderate intellectual disability, told gardaí he did not notice the woman had Down syndrome and said the money and phone were given to him as presents. The sentencing was reported alongside that of 88-year-old former teacher Jack Manning, jailed for four years for indecent assault of eight boys at a Dublin primary school in the 1970s, and a 24-year-old heavily pregnant woman sentenced to 20 months for money laundering.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Sinore Iosca, a 25-year-old man from Blanchardstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment of a 23-year-old woman with Down syndrome.
- Iosca told the woman he had been robbed and led her to withdraw €20 and €400 from ATMs and purchase an iPhone X costing about €1,300 at a CompuB store.
- 88-year-old former teacher Jack Manning was jailed for four years for indecent assault of eight boys at CBS, Westland Row, Dublin 2, in the 1970s.
- Where
- The incident took place in Dublin's city centre, with the pair meeting on Aungier Street, getting off a bus at College Green, and browsing at Weirs on Grafton Street.
- When
- The offence occurred in 2018 and Iosca pleaded guilty on 14 May 2018.
- Investigation
- Iosca was identified from CCTV footage and arrested a few days later.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Martin Nolan.
- Sentence
- Judge Nolan imposed two consecutive terms of two years, totalling four years' imprisonment, backdated to 9 October 2024, the maximum penalty for the offence being two years with judicial discretion for consecutive sentences.
- A 24-year-old heavily pregnant woman was sentenced to 20 months for money laundering by lodging €33,715 into her bank account between January 2021 and April 2022.
- Other details
- Iosca has no previous convictions and a mild to moderate intellectual disability, and told gardaí he did not notice the woman had Down syndrome.
- The victim has withdrawn socially, become isolated, and has trust issues, and was the victim of a serious crime years before the incident.
54 statements extracted from the articles
- whatJack Manning is 88 years old and a former teacher and Christian Brother. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatManning abused eight boys he was teaching in first class in primary school. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatManning would call each boy to the top of the class to read a book, then sexually abuse them by touching their bottom, penis and genitals inside and outside clothing. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatJudge Nolan said Manning abused the boys at least 100 times collectively, if not more. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatManning joined the Christian Brothers at age 14 and left in 1977 to get married, continuing to work as a lay teacher. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatManning used his desk to shield his behaviour from the rest of the class. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIosca pleaded guilty to false imprisonment on 14 May 2018. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim was a 23-year-old woman with Down syndrome. (irishtimes.com)
- whatIosca told the woman he had been robbed and had no money. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman withdrew €20 from an ATM and gave it to Iosca. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman withdrew €400 from a second ATM for Iosca. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman purchased an iPhone X costing about €1,300 at a CompuB store. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman is 24 and heavily pregnant, six months along. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe was in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment at the time. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe spent more than €20,000 on designer goods. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí found €700 in cash and designer items including handbags and sunglasses in the car. (irishmirror.ie)
- what€1,000 in cash and luxury goods including a Louis Vuitton bag, Dior Runners and Canada Goose clothing were recovered from the home. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe had earned only €5,000 during the period that €33,715 went through her bank account. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe was between the ages of 20 and 22 during the time of the offences. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereManning lives in a nursing home on Dunsink Lane, Blanchardstown, Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe offences occurred at CBS, Westland Row, Dublin 2. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThey got off the bus at College Green. (irishtimes.com)
- whereIosca brought the woman to Weirs on Grafton Street where they browsed Rolex watches. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe case came to light when gardaí saw a Mercedes Benz approach an ATM in Coolock in June 2021. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offences occurred on dates in 1973 and 1974. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenTheir home was searched in August 2021, by which time the co-accused was in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationManning was arrested in March 2012 and interviewed in relation to one complainant but denied the allegations. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationManning was arrested again in May 2023 but denied having molested anyone. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe garda investigation was recommended after two of the men had spoken to the charity One in Four. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationIosca was identified from CCTV footage and arrested a few days later. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeManning pleaded guilty to 14 charges of indecent assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThere were 74 charges in total, with the 14 pleas accepted as sample charges. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeIn the 2021 case he had pleaded guilty to nine counts of indecently assaulting pupils on dates between 1972 and 1973. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeShe pleaded guilty to money laundering by lodging €33,715 into her bank account between January 2021 and April 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan imposed the sentence at Dublin Circuit Court. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe maximum penalty for the offence is two years but a judge has discretion to impose consecutive sentences. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Martin Nolan. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceManning was jailed for four years. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceIn July 2021, Manning was jailed for three years for indecent assault of four boys at the same school. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceJudge Nolan imposed two consecutive terms of two years in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceIosca was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, backdated to 9 October 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceJudge Nolan imposed a 20-month custodial sentence. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherIosca has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman has withdrawn socially, become isolated and has trust issues. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman was the victim of a serious crime years before this incident. (irishtimes.com)
- otherIosca denied stealing, saying the woman gave him the money and phone as presents. (irishtimes.com)
- otherIosca told gardaí he did not notice the woman had Down syndrome. (irishtimes.com)
- otherIosca has a mild to moderate intellectual disability and neurological issues. (irishtimes.com)
- otherShe entered her plea on the basis of recklessness, having never asked her former partner about the source of the money. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherShe has a protection order in place against her former partner, who is her co-accused. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherShe has one previous conviction for theft in Spain. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe co-accused was eight years older than her. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherShe had a difficult childhood with a parent in prison and grew up in a house with domestic abuse. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHer mother, who was in court to support her, had struggled with alcoholism. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Mar2025Heavily pregnant woman, 24, jailed for money laundering offences
Reports the sentencing of a heavily pregnant 24-year-old woman to 20 months for money laundering at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, including details of how the case came to light and the financial discrepancies that led to the charge.
convicted, 24, female, irish (judged from name)accused, male - 12 Mar2025Man jailed for four years for forcing vulnerable woman to give him money and €1,300 phone
Sentencing report: Iosca received a four-year prison sentence backdated to 9 October 2024. The victim's father read a victim impact statement describing the psychological impact on his daughter.
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