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Serial offender is jailed for string of sexual assaults

Summary

Ryan Lee Thomas, aged 25, was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment for three counts of sexual assault in Dublin's city centre and two counts of possessing the controlled drug GBL. The assaults occurred on 30 December 2016, over an hour‑and‑a‑half, while Thomas was under the influence of GBL, which he had purchased online. He was found guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty. Thomas had previously been convicted in Melbourne, Australia, for sexual offences while under the influence of the same drug. The court noted that Thomas had apologized to each victim and had a good employment history, but he was also ordered to undergo two years of post‑release supervision by the Probation Service. The sentence reflects the seriousness of the repeated assaults and the risk of re‑offending. The court did not alter the custodial term for the drug possession charges.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Serial offender is jailed for string of sexual assaults. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting three women; possessing a controlled drug. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 30, 2016 Incident
• Christmas Other
• 2017-07-27 Publication

Case subjects

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Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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