Ireland Named in reporting
Ben Lawlor
Born between July 2003 and July 2004, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 29 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between July 2003 and July 2004, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Defilement of a child, Sexual assault, Use of ICT to facilitate sexual exploitation of a child, Meeting a child for purpose of sexual exploitation
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 29 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com
Cases
latest first- Kildare man resentenced for defilement and sexual assault of child Defilement of a child · Co. Kildare
Ben Lawlor, a 22-year-old man from Naas, Co Kildare, pleaded guilty to defilement of a child and sexual assault after a 12-year-old girl met him on a dating app in May 2023 and had sex at his home, and after he sent her sexually explicit material online about a year later when she was 14. He was originally sentenced in May 2025 to six months in prison for defilement and a suspended 12-month sentence for the other offences. The DPP appealed both sentences as unduly lenient. The Court of Appeal in July 2026 upheld the six-month defilement sentence but found the sexual assault sentence too low, resentencing Lawlor to a total of 20 months with the unserved balance suspended on conditions.
Sentenced, 29 Jul 2026Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ben Lawlor, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 30 Jul2026Court takes 'merciful approach' to man who sexually assaulted teen girlconvicted, Ben Lawlor, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ben Lawlor
- 29 Jul2026Kildare man who sexually assaulted girl (14) won't face extra jail timeconvicted, Ben Lawlor, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ben Lawlor
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