2025-04-10
Former professional footballer jailed for taxi sex assault on student
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Michael Keane has been jailed for two and a half years for the sexual assault of a college student he drove to a remote location in his taxi. Imposing sentence, Judge Martin Nolan said it was aggravating that Keane was working as a taxi man and the victim was in a vulnerable position. "People who use taxis are entitled to trust taxi drivers, thankfully most very trustworthy," the judge said.