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Sentencing of Tinder sex attacker adjourned

Summary

The sentencing of a 36‑year‑old Dublin man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on UCD campus on 23 July 2014 has been adjourned to allow the prosecution to obtain formal records of his previous convictions from another European country where he was a minor. The jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court found him guilty on a single count after a 90‑minute deliberation. Prosecutor Paul Burns SC requested the court obtain the man's earlier convictions and seek advice from a criminal lawyer in that country on whether those convictions are "spent" or expunged under that country's law. Defence lawyer Paul Flannery SC asked for a psychiatric report and for the court to consider whether the earlier convictions could be taken into account. Judge Cormac Quinn adjourned sentencing to 2 March and remanded the man in continuing custody. The case will return next week for further legal argument on the issue of previous convictions. The unnamed 36-year-old pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Sentencing of Tinder sex attacker adjourned. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting the woman on UCD campus, south Dublin on July 23, 2014. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Convicted

When:

• July 23, 2014 Incident
• March 2 Adjournment
• 2017-12-15 Publication

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