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Court upholds conviction of man who forced young friend into sex
Summary
A man who received a two‑and‑a‑half‑year suspended sentence for forcing a young friend to have sex with him when the boy was 15 was found guilty on appeal. The accused, now 23, abused the boy, who was 10 or 11, by threatening to keep him in the house and to set his dogs on him if he did not comply. He was convicted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for defilement in his Dublin home between January and July 2011. He denied the charge. Judge Petria McDonnell described the assault as heinous. The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction, stating the trial was satisfactory and the verdict safe, while the appeal was dismissed by Justices Edwards, Birmingham and Mahon. The case was not withdrawn from the jury.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Court upholds conviction of man who forced young friend into sex. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- July 2011 Incident
- 2018-02-27 Publication
Why: He said he had to move abroad after being charged because neighbours kept "calling me horrible things like paedo and rapist. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A man who was given a two-and-a-half year suspended sentence for forcing his young friend to have sex with him when he was 15 years old has lost an appeal against his conviction. If the matter had been reported and processed sooner his client would be a minor and would likely receive a suspended sentence, Mr Condon had submitted.
Places mentioned
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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