Ireland Named in reporting
Patrick McLaughlin
Born between November 1979 and November 1980, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 5 Nov 2025 to 5 Nov 2025
Other people with this name: born between February 1962 and February 1963 (1 case), born between November 1965 and November 1966 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between November 1979 and November 1980, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 1 report, 5 Nov 2025 to 5 Nov 2025
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Dungloe man jailed for sexual assault of teenage girl Sexual assault · Co. Donegal
Patrick McLaughlin, a 45-year-old Dungloe man, admitted touching a girl aged 15 at an address in the Dungloe area in 2014. The girl made an official complaint to gardaí when she was 21, and McLaughlin was later arrested and interviewed. He admitted one charge of sexual assault, with another similar charge taken into consideration, after his case had been listed for trial. On 5 November 2025 at Letterkenny Circuit Court he was sentenced to two years in jail, and the reports also describe a three-year term with the final 12 months suspended, so he will serve two years, with the suspension conditional on total abstinence from alcohol and probation supervision.
Sentenced, 5 Nov 2025Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Patrick McLaughlin, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 Nov2025Dungloe businessman jailed for sexual assault of teenage girlconvicted, Patrick McLaughlin, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick McLaughlin
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