Ireland Named in reporting
Gerard Lawless
Born between May 1962 and May 1963, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 10 May 2024 to 10 May 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between May 1962 and May 1963, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual offences (oral rape and sexual assault)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 10 May 2024 to 10 May 2024
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to 10 years for sexual offences in Dublin Sexual offences (oral rape and sexual assault) · Co. Dublin
Gerard Lawless, 61, sexually abused his daughter Danielle Lawless between 1991 and 1998 at the family home in Dublin, with the abuse including inappropriate touching, masturbation and oral sex. The victim told her mother about the abuse in 2018 before making a complaint to gardaí, and Lawless was interviewed voluntarily in 2019. He pleaded guilty to four counts of oral rape and seven counts of sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, with the plea accepted by the Director of Public Prosecutions before the trial. Lawless was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment with three years' post-release supervision and a no-contact order.
Sentenced, 10 May 2024Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Gerard Lawless, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 10 May2024Retired Defence Forces member who ‘groomed’ young daughter jailed for 10 years for sexual abuseconvicted, Gerard Lawless, 61, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Lawless
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