Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Patrick O'Brien

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2016-11-10

Former church worker jailed for 13 years for rape and sexual abuse of 14 boys

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Credit: Collins) By Sonya McLean and Fiona Ferguson A former lay worker with the Church of Ireland has been jailed for 13 years for the rape and molestation of 14 young boys over the course of 40 years. Judge Greally imposed consecutive sentences totalling 13 years which she backdated to July.

2016-10-19

"A lion without a roar": victim describes abuse by former Church of Ireland lay worker

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Credit: Collins) A former lay worker with the Church of Ireland will be sentenced next month for the rape and molestation of 14 young boys over the course of 30 years. She remanded O'Brien in continuing custody to November 10, next for sentence.; She remanded O'Brien in continuing custody to November 10, next for sentence.

2016-10-18

Former church worker abused 14 boys over course of 30 years

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Credit: Collins) A former lay worker with the Church of Ireland is due to be sentenced for the rape and molestation of 14 young boys over the course of 30 years.

2016-03-03

Former Church of Ireland lay worker pleads guilty to indecent assault

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Anne Rowland BL, prosecuting said that the State required O'Brien to plead to further charges before he was ultimately sentenced but were accepting this plea to allow the case to proceed.; She asked that the case be adjourned to meet a second case against O'Brien for which a book of evidence had just been served.