Ireland Named in reporting
David Kearney
Born between October 1985 and October 1986, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 18 Oct 2025 to 18 Oct 2025
Other people with this name: born between October 1979 and October 1980 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between October 1985 and October 1986, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual abuse (sexual assault, Rape, Oral rape, Anal rape, Using communication technology to facilitate sexual exploitation of a child)
- Where
- Co. Waterford
- Reporting
- 1 report, 18 Oct 2025 to 18 Oct 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Man jailed for sexual abuse of girl in Waterford Sexual abuse (sexual assault · Co. Waterford
David Kearney, 39, from Waterford, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of sexually abusing a girl between the ages of 11 and 16, including sexual assault, rape, oral rape and anal rape, on dates between April 2019 and October 2023 in Waterford and Kilkenny. He also pleaded guilty to one count of using communication technology to facilitate the sexual exploitation of a child under 17. The abuse came to light when Kearney sent a lewd text message to the teenager and she confided in her boyfriend. Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring sentenced Kearney in the Central Criminal Court on 17 October 2025 to a headline sentence of 14 years, reduced to 11 and a half years, with the final 18 months suspended on conditions including a therapeutic programme for sex offenders and no contact with the girl for five years after release.
Sentenced, 18 Oct 2025Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming David Kearney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 18 Oct202510 years jail for family man 'living double life' for sexual abuse of young girlconvicted, David Kearney, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Kearney
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