Court reports mentioning Joseph Thorpe

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2025-06-25

'Sexual predator' who used coaching role to abuse boy avoids prison

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Joseph Thorpe (73) was a coach with a Dublin Club when he sexually assaulted a boy on a date between September 1974 and September 1976, during a club trip to County Kerry. (Photo: Collins) By Eimear Dodd and Niamh O'Donoghue A "sexual predator" who used his position as a football coach to sexually assault a young boy 50 years ago has been given a suspended sentence by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. She imposed a sentence of 20 months imprisonment but suspended it in full for a period of 24 months and ordered that he remain under the supervision of the Probation Service for a period of 18 months.; The court also heard today that Joseph Thorpe (73) was "fairly shocked" by conditions in prison after he was remanded in custody last week ahead of today's sentencing.

2025-06-18

'Danger to children' abused boy on 1970's football trip

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: The court heard he has five previous convictions, including three for indecently assaulting another teenage boy in the 1980s, for which he was handed a two-year suspended sentence in 1990.; Judge Martina Baxter said the court would adjourn the case for one week, and remanded Thorpe in custody until June 25 next.