Ireland Named in reporting
Rory Patchell
5 reports across 1 case, 13 May 2025 to 23 May 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Indecent assault
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 13 May 2025 to 23 May 2025
- Outlets
- longfordleader.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, gript.ie
Cases
latest first- Former scout leader jailed for indecent assault in Dublin Indecent assault · Co. Dublin
James Gilleran, a 70-year-old man, was a scout leader of the 117th Francis Street Scout Group in Dublin who was convicted of indecently assaulting three boys, Rory Patchell, Stephen Devlin and Greg Stafford, aged between 11 and 13, between 1983 and 1987. The abuse primarily involved inappropriate touching and took place at Whitefriar Street Church, the Scout Hall and Gilleran's family home in Co Longford. One victim recognised Gilleran on the Late Late Show in 2021 and contacted gardaí, after which the other two men also came forward. Gilleran was arrested in July 2022, pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 13 May 2025.
Sentenced, 13 May 2025Victim · 5 reports
Timeline
every report naming Rory Patchell, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 May2025Former scout leader jailed for sexual abuse of boys in Longford and Dublinvictim, Rory Patchell, male, irish (judged from name)Rory Patchell
- 14 May2025Victim recognised sex offender from Late Late Show appealvictim, Rory Patchell, male, irish (judged from name)Rory Patchell
- 14 May2025Convicted sex offender had no unsupervised access to children as ‘Daffodil Day’ volunteer, says charityvictim, Rory Patchell, male, irish (judged from name)Rory Patchell
- 13 May2025Man reported former scout leader to gardaí after appearance on Late Late Showvictim, Rory Patchell, male, irish (judged from name)Rory Patchell
- 13 May2025‘Daffodil man’ jailed for abuse of boys - Griptvictim, Rory Patchell, male, irish (judged from name)Rory Patchell
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