BM has sentence cut on appeal for sexual assault

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BM had his seven-year sexual assault sentence altered by the Court of Appeal on 9 May 2017, with the final two years suspended instead of one. The original sentence was imposed by Cork Circuit Criminal Court on 7 July 2016.

The court allowed the appeal to a limited extent after considering a significant compensation offer indicative of remorse. It also ordered 12 months of post-release supervision under the Probation Service.