Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21222Indecent exposure (alleged sexual offence) · Co. Dublin

Stephen Penrose under investigation over alleged exposure to prison worker

Stephen Penrose, 40, who is serving a life sentence for murder, is under investigation for allegedly exposing himself to a female member of prison staff at Mountjoy Prison, Dublin. The alleged incident, reportedly caught on camera as a warder passed his open cell door, occurred about three weeks before it was reported on 5 May 2023. The warder made a formal complaint to gardaí. As of that report, a full investigation was underway and no arrest or charge had been reported.

  1. Reported5 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Stephen Penrose, 40, is under investigation for allegedly exposing himself to a female member of prison staff.
  • The alleged exposure was reportedly caught on camera as a warder passed Penrose's open cell door.
Where
Penrose is held in Mountjoy Prison in County Dublin.
When
The alleged incident occurred about three weeks before the report was published on 5 May 2023.
Investigation
The warder made a formal complaint to gardaí, and a full investigation is underway.
Charges
No arrest or charge in connection with the alleged exposure is reported.
Other details
  • Penrose is serving a life sentence for the murder of Philip Finnegan, 24, in August 2016, and was convicted two years before the report.
  • Finnegan was abducted and stabbed several times over drugs, then buried in a shallow grave in Rahin Woods, outside Naas, Co Kildare.
  • The article describes Penrose as one of the most violent and difficult prisoners held in Mountjoy Prison.
  • A linked article headline refers to Penrose being handed an additional sentence for having drugs in Mountjoy Prison.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatStephen Penrose is under investigation for allegedly exposing himself to a female member of prison staff. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe incident was reportedly caught on camera as a warder passed his open cell door. (irishmirror.ie)
  • wherePenrose is held in Mountjoy Prison. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident allegedly occurred about three weeks before the report. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe warder made a formal complaint to gardaí, and a full investigation is underway. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherPenrose is serving a life sentence for the murder of Philip Finnegan. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe warder is believed to have been angry and upset by the incident. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 May2023
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Jailed killer Stephen Penrose under investigation for allegedly exposing himself

    First report of an alleged exposure incident involving Penrose in prison, which is not the 2018 threat case already on file. The article gives no exact date, only that the incident happened about three weeks before 5 May 2023.

    suspect, Stephen Penrose, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Penrosevictim, female