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Illegal immigrant jailed for one year for sexual assault of woman in her own home

Date
2017-04-04
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

An Egyptian man, Mohamed Ahmed, aged 31, was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one year in prison for sexually assaulting a young woman in her Dublin home on 19 September 2016. Ahmed had been living in Ireland illegally since 2014. He pleaded guilty after the victim, who asked to remain unnamed, described how he pinned her to the ground, removed his trousers, and digitally penetrated her. The victim had been receiving counselling since the incident and could not walk home alone at night. The court noted the distress caused by the assault and Ahmed's lack of prior convictions. He was sentenced to 18 months with the final six months suspended and was required to register as a sex offender. The sentence was imposed by Judge Melanie Greally.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Illegal immigrant jailed for one year for sexual assault of woman in her own home. Charges or matters: attacking the women on September 19, 2016 by pining her to the ground and digitally penetrating her. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: She admitted that she did not remember much of the night because of the amount of alcohol consumed, but that there had been some consensual kissing before she asked him to leave. CNI source report

Case subjects

Mohamed Ahmed

Defendant

Charges: attacking the women on September 19, 2016 by pining her to the ground and digitally penetrating her (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: She sentenced him to 18 months with the final six suspended, and required him to register as a sex offender.

Places mentioned

Secondary Mention
Residence
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Topics

Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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