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Serial abuser jailed for acts of gross indecency with mentally impaired male
Summary
John Daly (58), the appellant, pleaded guilty to five acts of gross indecency with a mentally impaired person on unknown dates between 2016 and 2017. The matter is at the appeal stage, where Judge Melanie Greally addressed the sentencing. Prosecution evidence, presented by Lisa Dempsey BL, alleged that Daly threatened the complainant with death and burning if he did not comply with the acts, which included rubbing his penis over the male and performing oral sex. Daly claimed during interview that the behavior was consensual. Defense counsel Luigi Rea BL submitted that Daly has an intellectual disability and that his guilty plea was valuable to the investigation. Judge Greally noted Daly's significant and concerning record of sexual misconduct, including a prior six-year sentence from the Court of Criminal Appeal in 2000 for rape and other sexual crimes, and a partially suspended four-year sentence served for assaulting two teenage girls in 2011. The judge imposed an 18-month sentence for one of the latest charges. Daly was remanded in custody until next year, when the court will deal with the remaining four counts on the indictment. The matter was adjourned for the sentencing of the remaining charges.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial abuser jailed for acts of gross indecency with mentally impaired male. Charges or matters: five acts of gross indecency with a mentally impaired person on unknown dates between 2016 and 2017. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- 2016 and 2017 Other
- 2018-10-30 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: five acts of gross indecency with a mentally impaired person on unknown dates between 2016 and 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: John Daly (58) served a partially suspended four year sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls on their way to a Rihanna concert by Luas in 2011. Judge Greally imposed an 18 month sentence for one of the latest charges and remanded Daly in custody until next year, when she will deal with the remaining four counts on the indictment.; Judge Greally imposed an 18 month sentence for one of the latest charges and remanded Daly in custody until next year, when she will deal with the remaining four counts on the indictment.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Cabra Park
- Leinster Road
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