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Date set for former sports coach Bill Kenneally's appeal against abuse sentence

Summary

Bill Kenneally, aged 67, a former sports coach, was convicted of indecent assault on ten teenage boys in Waterford during the 1970s and 1980s. He pleaded guilty to ten counts and was sentenced in February 2016 to 14 years and two months imprisonment by Judge Eugene O'Kelly at the Waterford Circuit Criminal Court. Kenneally's lawyers have appealed the severity of the sentence. The Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing for January 26, with the case expected to last half a day. Kenneally was not present at the date‑setting hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Date set for former sports coach Bill Kenneally's appeal against abuse sentence. Charges or matters: ten sample counts of indecently assaulting ten boys at various location in Waterford in the 1980s. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• February 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 26 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-07-17 Publication

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Stage Appeal Violent Crime

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