Anthony Nugent jailed for raping three children as a teenager

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Anthony Nugent was jailed for raping three children at the Central Criminal Court on 19 December 2024, receiving an effective global sentence of five years and six months, with the final six months suspended.

The court said Nugent was convicted after trial of rape offences against three children, committed when he was a teenager. The judge set headline sentences of 14 years and eight years before reducing them to seven and four years to reflect his youth; he also ordered two years of probation supervision after release.

The judge cited the seriousness of the offending, the children’s ages and the harm caused. He declined the defence request for no immediate custody, citing the seriousness of the offending and its impact on the victims.