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Sentencing of violent serial sex attacker adjourned as he appeals convictions
Summary
Slawomir Gierlowski, 34, of Drimnagh, Dublin, has a partially suspended 22.5‑year prison term for random attacks on women in Clondalkin between 2015 and 2011. He is appealing those convictions and the severity of the sentence. In May 2018 he was convicted of sexual assault, attempted rape and assault causing harm for a 2010 attack in the city centre. At a July hearing, Judge Micheal White noted that the appeal was still pending and that any sentence for the 2010 attack would be consecutive to the term he is currently serving, subject to the principle of totality. The court adjourned finalising the 2010 sentence to March 2 next year, pending the outcome of the appeal. The 2010 case involved a woman who was assaulted and attempted to be raped in the courtyard of her apartment block at 3 am. DNA evidence linked Gierlowski to the attack.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sentencing of violent serial sex attacker adjourned as he appeals convictions. Charges or matters: sexual assault, attempted rape and assault causing harm of a fourth victim in the city centre on the night of December 18, 2010. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- December 18, 2010 Incident
- March 2 Adjournment
- December 2010 Adjournment
- May 2016 Incident
- 2015 and 2011 Incident
- 2019-10-11 Publication
Why: Mr Justice White said that in order to proceed with sentencing Gierlowski for the 2010 attack "a degree of certainty" was required. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: sexual assault, attempted rape and assault causing harm of a fourth victim in the city centre on the night of December 18, 2010 (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; This morning he noted any sentence imposed for the 2010 attack would be consecutive to the sentence he is currently serving. She imposed consecutive sentences totalling 22.5 years and suspended the final four years.; He said the case would be kept under close supervision and adjourned the finalisation of his sentence to March 2 next year.
Places mentioned
- Galtymore Drive
- Dublin
- Central Criminal Court
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