Ireland Teenage boy admits sexually assaulting four women and a teenage girl in Dublin
Between March and April 2021, a 15-year-old boy in Dublin admitted sexually assaulting four women and a teenage girl while cycling past them, with three of the incidents on the same day in two residential areas on the city's north side. Gardaí arrested him ten days after the incidents and released him pending a decision on charging. He pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault, has no prior convictions, and was ordered to obey bail conditions, including no contact with complainants and a curfew, while a probation report was prepared. On 17 May 2023 a judge ordered his arrest after neither he nor his parents attended the resumed hearing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court17 May
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 15-year-old boy admitted sexually assaulting four women and a teenage girl in Dublin while cycling past them.
- Three of the incidents happened on the same day.
- On the first occasion the boy approached a woman from behind in a park.
- Where
- The incidents took place in two residential areas on the city's north side.
- When
- The incidents took place on three dates in March and April 2021.
- Investigation
- Gardaí arrested the boy ten days after the incidents and released him pending a decision on charging.
- Charges
- The boy pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault.
- In court
- A judge adjourned the case for a pre-sentence probation report.
- The probation report raised concerns about the boy's lack of engagement during the adjournment.
- The boy was ordered to obey bail conditions, including no contact with complainants and a curfew.
- Neither the boy nor his parents attended court when the case was due to resume.
- On 17 May 2023 a judge ordered the boy's arrest.
- Other details
- The boy has no prior criminal convictions.
- The boy made some admissions and apologised.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe boy admitted sexually assaulting four women and a teenage girl in Dublin while cycling past them. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThree of the incidents happened on the same day. (thejournal.ie)
- whatOn the first occasion the boy approached a woman from behind in a park. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe incidents took place in two residential areas on the city's north side. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incidents took place on three dates in March and April 2021. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested the boy ten days after the incidents and released him pending a decision on charging. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe boy pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault. (thejournal.ie)
- courtA judge ordered the arrest of the boy. (thejournal.ie)
- courtNeither the boy nor his parents attended court when the case was due to resume. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe judge adjourned the case for a pre-sentence probation report. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe probation report raised concerns about the boy's lack of engagement during the adjournment. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe boy was ordered to obey bail conditions, including no contact with complainants and a curfew. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe boy has no prior criminal convictions. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe boy made some admissions and apologised. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 May2023Judge orders arrest of teenage boy who sexually assaulted four women and a teen girl
Dublin Children's Court ordered the boy's arrest after neither he nor his parents attended the resumed hearing. The article gives the boy's age as 15 and adds details of the guilty plea, the bail conditions and the probation concerns.
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