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Travelling salesman on suspended sentence for sex attack when he raped employee
Summary
In 2018, a 53‑year‑old travelling salesman was jailed for five years after being convicted of raping a 24‑year‑old mother‑of‑one in County Cork on 2 August 2015. The victim had been a former employee of the salesman's business. The man had previously received a two‑year suspended sentence in 2014 for sexually assaulting a 19‑year‑old woman in 2011. At the Central Criminal Court, a jury found him guilty by majority verdict. Judge Paul McDermott set a headline sentence of six years but reduced it to five years, citing the man's lack of remorse and the hardship his imprisonment would cause to his ageing mother. The sentence was back‑dated to 19 July, the day he was taken into custody. Upon completion, he must serve two years of probation, attend counselling for alcohol and sexual offending, and may not contact the victim directly or indirectly.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Travelling salesman on suspended sentence for sex attack when he raped employee. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- August 2, 2015 Incident
- April 2014 Incident
- August 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 19 Other
- 2018-10-19 Publication
Why: He said an aggravating factor was that because the man maintains his innocence and has expressed no remorse, there is no context for rehabilitation to occur. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; By Sarah-Jane Murphy and Jessica Magee A travelling salesman who was serving a suspended sentence for sexual assault when he raped a woman has been jailed for five years. In April 2014, just over a year earlier, the man had received a two-year suspended sentence at Tralee Circuit Criminal Court for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in August 2011.
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