2018-05-17
Man who harassed Sharon Ní Bheoláin is jailed for three years
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sharon Ní Bheoláin has been jailed for three years for this and three counts of possessing child pornography. Passing sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan condemned O'Hora's "insidious form of harassment" and "debasing behaviour" and handed down a four-and-a-half year sentence with the final 18 months suspended. "The information on her will be out there forever," said the judge, who also ordered O'Hora not to seek to contact Ms Ní Bheoláin in any way. "I've no doubt it caused considerable distress to the complainant and her family.