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Case No. 23596Attempted oral rape; sexual assault; assault causing harm · Co. Limerick

Two teenage boys' custodial sentences suspended for sexual assault of 14-year-old girl in Limerick

Two teenage boys, aged 15 and 14 at the time, had their three-year custodial sentences for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Limerick in 2020 fully suspended by Justice Paul McDermott at Dublin Central Criminal Court on 12 December 2022, on condition they engage with rehabilitation programmes.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced13 Dec
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Key facts

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  • whatIn 2020 the two boys trapped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl in Limerick (gript.ie)
  • whatThe boys took the girl's phone and attempted to force her to perform oral sex (gript.ie)
  • whatAfter threats involving the phone failed, the boys attempted to physically force the 14-year-old victim into submission (gript.ie)
  • chargeThe second attacker, aged 14 at the time, pleaded guilty to attempted oral rape and four counts of sexual assault on the same occasion (gript.ie)
  • courtTwo teenage boys had their three-year custodial sentences for sexual assault fully suspended at Dublin Central Criminal Court (gript.ie)
  • sentenceJustice Paul McDermott suspended the sentences on condition the boys fully engage with a set of rehabilitation programmes (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Dec2022
    Sentencedgript.ie, first report
    Why is being a teenager an excuse for attempted rape? - Gript

    Opinion piece by Fatima Gunning reporting on the suspended sentencing and expressing criticism of the outcome, including commentary on pornography and alternative sentencing.

    victim, 14, femaleaccused, 15, maleaccused, 14, male