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GP who indecently assaulted 15-year-old patient is sent to jail on reduced sentence
Summary
Kevin Mulcahy, a 57‑year‑old GP from Cork, was found guilty of indecently assaulting a 15‑year‑old female patient in 1989. He had pleaded not guilty but was convicted after a retrial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, where a jury deliberated for 39 minutes. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin sentenced him to two years' imprisonment on 25 November 2015. Mulcahy was released on bail pending appeal, and the conviction aspect of his appeal was dismissed earlier in the month. On 24 October 2016, the Court of Appeal, led by Mr Justice John Edwards, reduced his sentence to 12 months, citing mitigating factors such as his first‑time offender status, good character, and the impact on his family. He was placed on the sex offenders register and ordered not to practice medicine. He was taken to serve the remainder of his sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: GP who indecently assaulted 15-year-old patient is sent to jail on reduced sentence. Charges or matters: a single charge of indecently assaulting the girl while on call to her family home on December 23, 1989. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- December 23, 1989 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 25 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-10-24 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: a single charge of indecently assaulting the girl while on call to her family home on December 23, 1989 (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Mulcahy successfully appealed his sentence today with the Court of Appeal holding that insufficient discount was given for mitigating factors. Mr Justice Edwards, who sat with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, re-sentenced Mulcahy to 12 months imprisonment.
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