Anthony Ryan jailed for sexual assault in Dublin

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Anthony Ryan was sentenced to five years, with the final year suspended, for assault causing harm and sexual assault, reported at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 4 February 2014.

The offences occurred in a Dublin suburb on 13 July 2012 after Ryan followed an 18-year-old woman from a Coolock nightclub. He pleaded guilty after punching her unconscious before sexually assaulting her.

The sentencing judge said the starting point without mitigation was seven-and-a-half years, reduced for Ryan’s early guilty plea and personal circumstances. He had 25 previous convictions, mainly for road traffic offences, and provided €1,000 compensation.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.