Ireland Case No. 21753Rape · Co. Dublin · 29 Jun 2021
Teen boy who raped girl in Dublin park sentenced to 16 months' detention
A 17-year-old Dublin boy was sentenced to 16 months' detention for raping a 15-year-old girl in a Dublin park in June 2021. The pair had met over Snapchat and the rape occurred during their first meeting.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced27 Mar
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Key facts
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- whatThe boy raped the girl in a Dublin park (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy was 16 and the girl was 15 at the time of the offence (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe pair met over Snapchat (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe rape took place during their first meeting (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe brought the girl into a bush where some consensual sexual activity took place before the rape (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe put his hands around her throat and told her she was his slut (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe girl froze in fear and repeatedly begged the boy to stop (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe rape ended after the girl pushed the boy, who then shoved her to the ground (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe girl experienced self-harm, suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression and nightmares since the rape (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe girl threw the clothes she was wearing into a skip, which were retrieved and given to gardaí (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rape took place on 29 June 2021 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe boy was arrested and his home was searched (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial took place in January 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe was acquitted by the jury of two other offences (irishtimes.com)
- courtNo space was available in Oberstown Children Detention Campus so he was remanded on continuing bail (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe DPP's view was that an adult would have received seven to 10 years (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe boy has no previous convictions (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe boy wrote letters of apology to the girl and the judge (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe boy was deemed by the Probation Service to be at a low risk of sexual reoffending (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Mar2023Teen boy who raped girl in Dublin park sentenced to 16 months’ detention
Sentencing report: the boy was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape and acquitted of two other offences. The judge set a headline sentence of two years, reduced to 16 months, and noted that if the boy had been an adult he would have imposed four to five years. The DPP's view was that an adult would have received seven to 10 years.
victim, 15, femaleconvicted, 16, male