Andrew Sankey jailed for sexually assaulting a child

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Andrew Sankey was jailed for two and a half years for sexually assaulting a child at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him on 7 February 2025.

He pleaded guilty to two counts, involving offences at the child’s home in Dublin and an unknown location in the State between September 1996 and October 2000. The pleas were entered in advance of trial.

The report said Sankey denied the abuse when arrested, explaining that an apology letter concerned something he had said while drunk and could not remember. Defence counsel said he had a long work history and was remorseful. The proceedings were reported on 7 February 2025.