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

Rachel McElroy

Born between December 2002 and December 2003, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 1 Dec 2021 to 2 Dec 2021

Victim: Rachel McElroy, Irish woman, 18 (judged from name)Rachel McElroy

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between December 2002 and December 2003, from the ages reported
Offences
Sexual assault
Where
Co. Cork
Reporting
4 reports, 1 Dec 2021 to 2 Dec 2021
Outlets
extra.ie, corkbeo.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Rachel McElroy
Rachel McElroy
Photocredit not given by the outletvia extra.ie, 2 Dec 2021
Sexual assault victim Rachel McElroy - who waived her anonymity - pictured at Cork Criminal court
Sexual assault victim Rachel McElroy - who waived her anonymity - pictured at Cork Criminal court
Photocredit not given by the outletvia corkbeo.ie, 1 Dec 2021
Rachel McElroy, pictured at Cork Criminal court, said the attacks had left her feeling empty, disgusted and lacking in confidence. Photogrph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
Rachel McElroy, pictured at Cork Criminal court, said the attacks had left her feeling empty, disgusted and lacking in confidence. Photogrph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 1 Dec 2021

Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.

Cases

latest first
  • Karate champion sentenced for sexual assault in Cork Sexual assault · Co. Cork

    On the evening of 19 October 2019, 18-year-old woman Rachel McElroy was sexually assaulted by 29-year-old Georgian man Bagrat Kudzievi at locations in Cork city centre after a night out with college friends. Kudzievi, a former national karate champion in Georgia who was living in Ireland illegally under a false Polish identity, was unanimously convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin in early November 2021 of two counts of sexual assault. Ms Justice Tara Burns sentenced him in December 2021 to seven years' imprisonment with one year suspended on condition he return to Georgia on release, with the sentence backdated to October 2019.

    Sentenced, 1 Dec 2021Victim · 4 reports

Timeline

every report naming Rachel McElroy, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 2 Dec2021
    Sentencedextra.ie, in Karate champion sentenced for sexual assault in Cork
    'They could have helped' - Victim's disgust at girls who filmed her sexual assault - Extra.ie
    victim, Rachel McElroy, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Rachel McElroy
  2. 1 Dec2021
    Sentencedcorkbeo.ie, in Karate champion sentenced for sexual assault in Cork
    Karate champion jailed for sexually assaulting girl, 18, outside Cork nightclub
    victim, Rachel McElroy, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Rachel McElroy
  3. 1 Dec2021
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Karate champion sentenced for sexual assault in Cork
    Karate champion jailed for 'degrading' sexual assault
    victim, Rachel McElroy, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Rachel McElroy
  4. 1 Dec2021
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Karate champion sentenced for sexual assault in Cork
    Victim of sexual assault ‘disgusted’ by behaviour of attacker and onlookers
    victim, Rachel McElroy, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Rachel McElroy

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