Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Hannah Beresford

3 reports across 1 case, 25 Apr 2023 to 25 Apr 2023

Victim: Hannah Beresford, Irish woman, 8 at the time of the offence (judged from name) (reports differ: 8 at time of offence)Hannah Beresford

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Sexual assault
Where
Co. Cork
Reporting
3 reports, 25 Apr 2023 to 25 Apr 2023
Outlets
thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Hannah Beresford (C) outside the Circuit Criminal Court in Cork
Hannah Beresford (C) outside the Circuit Criminal Court in Cork
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 25 Apr 2023

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Cases

latest first
  • Former mayor sentenced for sexual assault in Fermoy, Co Cork Sexual assault · Co. Cork

    John Hussey, a 67-year-old former mayor and solicitor, was sentenced in April 2023 to six years in jail, with the final year suspended, for sexually assaulting Hannah Beresford, an eight-year-old girl, during a sleepover at his home in Fermoy, Co Cork, on 1 or 2 November 2003. The girl told her mother the next day and gardaí were informed, but the matter was not pursued until she made a statement in December 2020. Hussey was arrested on 27 April 2021 and pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

    Sentenced, 25 Apr 2023Victim · 3 reports

Timeline

every report naming Hannah Beresford, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 25 Apr2023
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Former mayor sentenced for sexual assault in Fermoy, Co Cork
    Former councillor jailed for sexually assaulting eight-year-old girl almost 20 years ago
    victim, Hannah Beresford, 8 at the time of the offence, female, irish (judged from name)Hannah Beresford
  2. 25 Apr2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Former mayor sentenced for sexual assault in Fermoy, Co Cork
    Former solicitor and Fianna Fáil councillor jailed for five years for abusing eight-year-old girl during sleepover
    victim, Hannah Beresford, 8 at the time of the offence, female, irish (judged from name)Hannah Beresford
  3. 25 Apr2023
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Former mayor sentenced for sexual assault in Fermoy, Co Cork
    Former mayor jailed for abuse of girl during sleepover
    victim, Hannah Beresford, 8 at time of offence, female, irish (judged from name)Hannah Beresford

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