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Violent sex-attacker had to be pulled from victim by gardai

Date
2019-05-31

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin City

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin laneway on 9 October 2017, Bogdan Timorte (37) attacked an intoxicated woman, putting his arm around her and later choking her. The victim, who had been drinking, screamed for help; a nearby resident recorded the assault and alerted Gardaí. Gardaí arrived about 15 minutes after the call, found Timorte on top of the woman, and physically removed him. Timorte was arrested but too intoxicated for immediate interview. He pleaded guilty to oral rape and sexual assault. The court heard the victim's impact statement, detailing injuries, fear, and post‑traumatic stress. Timorte, a Romanian father of three, has been in custody since the offence. The judge adjourned finalisation to the following week, noting the victim's courage and the long‑term effects of the assault.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Violent sex-attacker had to be pulled from victim by gardai. Charges or matters: oral rape and sexual assault of the woman on a lane way off Parnell Street on October 9, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 9, 2017 Adjournment
2019-05-31 Publication

Case subjects

Bogdan Timorte

Defendant

Charges: oral rape and sexual assault of the woman on a lane way off Parnell Street on October 9, 2017 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Mr O'Higgins asked the court to take into account his client's guilty plea and the fact he was a foreign national who would serve his prison sentence deprived of access to his family. "He is a man who has done a bad thing but, looked at in the round, is not a bad man," said Mr O'Higgins.; Mr Justice Michael White adjourned finalisation to next week to consider the case.