Ireland Named in reporting
Jim Harmon
Born between May 1943 and March 1944, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 12 Mar 2024 to 9 May 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between May 1943 and March 1944, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Indecent assault of children
- Where
- Co. Clare
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 12 Mar 2024 to 9 May 2024
- Outlets
- clareecho.ie, limerickpost.ie, irishtimes.com, limerickleader.ie
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Cases
latest first- Scout leader jailed for indecent assault of five boys in Clare Indecent assault of children · Co. Clare
Jim Harmon, an 80-year-old former scout leader, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of indecent assault against five boys between 1976 and 1981 at locations in Clare and Limerick. One victim, Ruairi Hickey, a 54-year-old man, said Harmon molested him when he was nine or 10 on a scouting trip to Holy Island. The Garda investigation, which began in 2019, involved 80 witness statements, and the DPP had recommended no prosecution over complaints in 2014 and 2016. Harmon was sentenced at Ennis Circuit Court in May 2024 to six years and eight months in prison.
Sentenced, 1 May 2024Convicted · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Jim Harmon, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 9 May2024Scouting Ireland declines to comment on Limerick scouting organisation not informing GardaÍ of abuse in 1981 - Clare Echoconvicted, Jim Harmon, 80, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jim Harmon
- 7 May202480 year old former Scout Leader jailed for 16 months for molesting five boys - Clare Echoconvicted, Jim Harmon, 80, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jim Harmon
- 3 May2024‘Prolific paedophile’ former Limerick scout leader jailed for historic abuse of young boysconvicted, Jim Harmon, 80, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jim Harmon
- 1 May2024‘Prolific paedophile’ scout leader (80) jailed for molesting five boys over six-year periodconvicted, Jim Harmon, 80, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jim Harmon
- 1 May2024Former Limerick scout leader jailed for molesting five young boysconvicted, Jim Harmon, 80, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jim Harmon
- 12 Mar2024Man in court over indecent assault of five boys in Limerick and Clare named for first timeconvicted, Jim Harmon, 80, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jim Harmon
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