Ireland Named in reporting
Paul Kennedy
Born between February 1962 and February 1963, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 1 case, 23 Feb 2023 to 23 Feb 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between February 1962 and February 1963, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual abuse (indecent assault and sexual assault)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 23 Feb 2023 to 23 Feb 2023
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Appeal succeeds in Terenure College sexual abuse case Sexual abuse (indecent assault and sexual assault) · Co. Dublin
John McClean, a 79-year-old former rugby coach and teacher, was convicted of sexually abusing 45 boys at Terenure College in south Dublin between 1971 and 1993. Victims include Paul Kennedy, 60, and Damien Hetherington, who both waived their right to anonymity. McClean was arrested in August 2022, charged with 49 counts of indecent assault, and pleaded guilty to a further 23 counts in February 2023. In July 2024, the Court of Appeal quashed his 2023 four-year sentence and resentenced him to a global term of 10 and a half years for all 45 offences.
Sentenced, 24 Feb 2023Victim · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Paul Kennedy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Feb2023‘You stole my innocence’: Victim of John McClean waives right to anonymityvictim, Paul Kennedy, 60, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Kennedy
- 23 Feb2023‘May you rot in hell’: Victims speak in court after ex-rugby coach admits sexual abuse of boysvictim, Paul Kennedy, 60, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Kennedy
- 23 Feb2023John McClean told to rot in hell as past pupils describe how he abused them at Terenure Collegevictim, Paul Kennedy, 60, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Kennedy
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