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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20660Sexual offences against a child (oral rape and sexual assault) · Co. Tipperary

Tipperary man jailed for five years over sexual abuse of a boy

A now 37-year-old Tipperary man, who was 13 to 17 when the offences took place, sexually abused a boy aged four to eight in the bathroom of the boy's family home between 1999 and 2002. The boy, now a 28-year-old man, told a girlfriend in 2017 and made a statement to gardaí in 2018, and the accused was interviewed several times in 2019 and made some admissions. The accused pleaded guilty to oral rape and sexual assault in 2022 after the case had been listed for trial, and on 16 June 2023 Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring jailed him for five years with 18 months' post-release supervision.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced16 Jun
    2 reports
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A now 37-year-old Tipperary man was jailed for five years for sexual offences against a boy.
Where
The abuse took place in the bathroom of the boy's family home in Tipperary.
When
  • The offences took place on dates between 1999 and 2002.
  • The boy was between four and eight years old when he was abused, and the accused was between 13 and 17 during the offending.
Investigation
  • The victim told a girlfriend in 2017 and made a statement to gardaí in 2018.
  • The accused was interviewed several times in 2019 and made some admissions.
Charges
The accused pleaded guilty to oral rape and sexual assault of the boy, including inserting his fingers into the boy's anus.
In court
  • The case was listed for trial and the accused entered guilty pleas in 2022.
  • The judge said the guilty plea was entered at a late stage and noted a lack of similar offending in the intervening years.
  • The accused did not engage with the Probation Service over a court-ordered report, so no risk assessment was carried out.
Sentence
  • On 16 June 2023 Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring imposed concurrent sentences totalling five years.
  • The judge ordered 18 months of post-release supervision.
Other details
  • The accused has no relevant previous convictions.
  • In a victim impact statement, the now 28-year-old victim said the abuse took his childhood and affected his life.
21 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused, a now 37-year-old Tipperary man, was jailed for five years. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe abuse took place in the bathroom of the boy's family home. (tipperarylive.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences took place on dates between 1999 and 2002. (tipperarylive.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe boy was between four and eight years old when he was abused. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe victim told a girlfriend in 2017 and made a statement to gardaí in 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe accused was interviewed several times in 2019 and made some admissions. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to oral rape and sexual assault of the boy by inserting his fingers into his anus. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to oral rape and sexual assault of the young man. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge said the man pleaded guilty but at a late stage. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe man did not engage with the probation service over a court-ordered report, so there was no risk assessment. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe judge noted a lack of similar offending in the intervening years. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe case was listed for trial and the accused entered guilty pleas in 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe 37-year-old man was jailed for five years for the offences. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge ordered 18 months of post-release supervision. (tipperarylive.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceMs Justice Mary Ellen Ring imposed concurrent sentences totalling five years. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe boy was between four and eight years old when the abuse happened. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was between 13 and 17 years old during the offending. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe man has no relevant previous convictions. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe victim, now 28, said in a victim impact statement that the abuse had taken his childhood and affected his life. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was aged between 13 and 17 during the offending. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused had not engaged with the Probation Service on a court-ordered report, so there was no risk assessment. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jun2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who abused young child as a teenager jailed for five years

    Sentencing report: five years in prison with 18 months' post-release supervision. The article notes the accused was himself a child when the offences occurred and that he pleaded guilty late.

    convicted, 37, malevictim, 28, male
  2. 16 Jun2023
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, follow-up
    Tipperary man who sexually abused a child as a teenager is given five year jail sentence

    Reports the sentencing of a 37-year-old Tipperary man to five years in prison, with 18 months of post-release supervision, for offences against a child between 1999 and 2002.

    convicted, 37, malevictim, 28, male