2025-02-21
Army Captain's sex assault an 'aberration' in otherwise 'glittering career', lawyers argue
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; A custodial sentence of six months detention in the Curragh Camp was also imposed but this was suspended for a period of one year. Launching an appeal against the severity of his sentence at the Court of Appeal today, James Dwyer SC, for O'Shea, argued that the sentence imposed by the Military Judge represented an error in principle.