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5.5 years for man who raped 12-year-old boy after luring him down lane
Summary
Andrew Roche, 28, pleaded guilty in the Central Criminal Court to one count of orally raping a 12‑year‑old boy and one count of anally raping him between 25 December 2008 and 17 March 2009. The victim, who came forward in 2014, described how Roche lured him to a lane, forced himself on him, and warned him not to tell anyone. Roche, who was 20 at the time of the attack, was initially relaxed when questioned by Gardaí but denied knowledge of the events once he was told the victim was a boy. He has 41 previous convictions and has been in custody on other matters since February 2016. Mr Justice Paul Coffey imposed a sentence of five and a half years' imprisonment, back‑dated to 19 April 2016, and ordered post‑release supervision for six years. Roche has been certified as a sex offender.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 5.5 years for man who raped 12-year-old boy after luring him down lane. Charges or matters: one count of orally raping the boy and one count of anally raping him on a date between December 25, 2008 and March 17, 2009. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 25, 2008 Incident
- March 17, 2009 Incident
- May 2014 Incident
- February 2016 Incident
- April 19th 2016 Incident
- 2017-07-24 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: one count of orally raping the boy and one count of anally raping him on a date between December 25, 2008 and March 17, 2009 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Paul Coffey said a sentence of eight years would have been appropriate without the mitigating factors of the guilty plea, Roche's relative youth at the time of the incident and his low-level of intellectual function. He imposed five and a half years imprisonment and ordered Roche be placed under post-release supervision for six years following his release Garda Caroline O'Riordan told Conor Devally SC, prosecuting, that the victim came forward to gardaí in 2014.
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