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Pair jailed for sexually assaulting sleeping woman in private room at nightclub

Date
2018-11-09
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, two men have been sentenced for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman while she lay asleep in a private room at a nightclub in Swords, Dublin in July 2017. Joshua Sykes, of Ardlo Manor, Mullagh, County Cavan, and Adam McCabe, of Clusker Park, Navan, County Meath, both pleaded guilty to the offence. Each received a three-year sentence, with the final eighteen months suspended. Judge Cormac Quinn described the case as shocking, noting the woman was vulnerable at the time and had been preyed upon. CCTV footage showed the assault occurring over five minutes while the woman remained unresponsive. Both men, who were attending a birthday party, claimed memory loss but were identified on camera. In a victim impact statement, the woman detailed ongoing psychological harm, including self-harm, panic attacks, and anxiety. The judge considered the men's early guilty pleas, youth, cooperation with probation services, and expressions of remorse when imposing sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pair jailed for sexually assaulting sleeping woman in private room at nightclub. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting the 19-year-old woman at The Wright Venue, Swords, Dublin on a date in July 2017. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: She said she did not get help for this, because she was ashamed. CNI source report

Case subjects

Adam McCabe

Defendant

Charges: sexually assaulting the 19-year-old woman at The Wright Venue, Swords, Dublin on a date in July 2017 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Joshua Sykes

Defendant

Charges: sexually assaulting the 19-year-old woman at The Wright Venue, Swords, Dublin on a date in July 2017 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Places mentioned

Incident
Residence
Secondary Mention

Topics

Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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