Named in reporting
Brooke Coleman
Born between May 2009 and May 2010, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 16 May 2026 to 16 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between May 2009 and May 2010, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault
- Where
- Co. Sligo
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 16 May 2026 to 16 May 2026
- Outlets
- galwaybeo.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed for 27 months over sexual assault in Sligo Sexual assault · Co. Sligo
Brooke Coleman, aged 16, was sexually assaulted three times by Paul Baker, 38, her boss at The Crossbar in Gurteen, Sligo, between May 11 and 12, 2024, after they stayed behind to watch the Eurovision final. She told her parents on May 13, 2024, and CCTV footage of the incident was recovered. Baker pleaded guilty in January 2026, avoiding a trial. On May 1, 2026, Sligo Circuit Court jailed him for 27 months, with the final nine months of a three-year sentence suspended.
Sentenced, 16 May 2026Victim · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Brooke Coleman, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 May2026Irish teen sexually assaulted by boss has one word while seeing him face justicevictim, Brooke Coleman, 16, female, irish (judged from name)Brooke Coleman
- 16 May2026Teen sexually assaulted by boss has one word to describe seeing him face justicevictim, Brooke Coleman, 16, female, irish (judged from name)Brooke Coleman
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