2022-10-07
Teenage girl harassed and stalked in 'depraved manner'
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He said that if Hickey had stopped when warned by gardaí then things might have turned out differently. "This is a serious case and it's a sad case," Judge Nolan said. "A young lady's life has been interfered with and it's a sad case where a judge has to impose what could be seen as a harsh sentence on a person with challenges." He handed down a sentence of three years and suspended the final 20 months on a number of conditions, including that Hickey have no further contact whatsoever with the young woman.