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Man sentenced to 8 years for violent sexual assault on teenager fails in Supreme Court bid
Summary
In 2011, Noel Holland, aged 40, was sentenced to eight years in prison by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court for sexually assaulting an 18‑year‑old girl at his home. Holland had invited the victim to his house under the pretense of arranging a taxi, then assaulted and attempted to choke her. The victim later sent text messages to her family while Holland was in the bathroom, and she is now deceased. Mr Justice Carney declared Holland a sex offender, suspended the final three years of the sentence, and imposed five years of post‑release supervision, ordering him to keep away from the victim. Holland appealed the sentence's severity to the Court of Criminal Appeal, which upheld the sentence as entirely appropriate. Noel Holland pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man sentenced to 8 years for violent sexual assault on teenager fails in Supreme Court bid. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting the then 18-year-old at his home on February 1, 2009. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2011 Incident
- February 1, 2009 Incident
- 2014-05-20 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: sexually assaulting the then 18-year-old at his home on February 1, 2009 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Noel Holland (aged 40), with a last address at Clarkes Flats, Main Street, Templemore, was sentenced to eight years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the then 18-year-old at his home on February 1, 2009. The point of law related to the calculation of the amount of a prison sentence convicted sex offenders must serve, when a period of post release supervision is imposed, after part of their sentence is suspended.
Places mentioned
- Supreme Court
- Central Criminal Court
- Main Street
- Templemore
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