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Former GP who indecently assaulted teen patient gets legal aid for Supreme Court appeal
Summary
Kevin Mulcahy, a former GP aged 57 from Cork, was convicted of indecently assaulting a 15‑year‑old patient in 1989. After a retrial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, he was found guilty following 39 minutes of deliberation and sentenced to two years' imprisonment by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on 25 November 2015. His appeal against conviction was dismissed in October, and he was re‑sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment following a sentence appeal. During case‑management procedures in the Court of Appeal, Justice George Birmingham directed that a legal‑aid certificate be issued to cover the hearing of a Supreme Court appeal. Justice John Edwards, who had previously ruled on Mulcahy's unsuccessful appeal, noted that Mulcahy had regularly visited the complainant's home to treat her mother, and that during one visit he allegedly touched the patient's vagina. Mulcahy was arrested and interviewed in 2011 on the complaint of indecent assault. Kevin Mulcahy pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former GP who indecently assaulted teen patient gets legal aid for Supreme Court appeal. 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
- 2017-02-10 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 had an appeal against conviction dismissed last October but was re-sentenced to 12 months imprisonment following a sentence appeal.
Places mentioned
- Supreme Court
- Cork
- Cork Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
Topics
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