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Tinder rapist Nevin and DPP both appeal 14-year sentence
Summary
Patrick Nevin, aged 38, appealed a 14‑year prison sentence for raping and sexually assaulting three women he met on Tinder in July 2014. The court had suspended the final two years of the sentence. Nevin had previously received five and a half years for a separate Tinder‑related assault on the UCD campus. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Cathleen Noctor SC, counter‑appealed, arguing the sentence was too lenient and should have been higher, citing aggravating factors such as the rapid succession of attacks, premeditation, driving victims to remote locations, and prior convictions for serious harm. Nevin's counsel, Michael Bowman SC, argued the sentence was appropriate, noting the court had considered aggravating factors and that the 14‑year term was the maximum available. The Court of Appeal was set to decide the case the following day. Patrick Nevin pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Tinder rapist Nevin and DPP both appeal 14-year sentence. Charges or matters: raping one woman at Bellewstown, Co Meath that July 12th, and to sexual assault four days later of a second woman at an unknown place in Co Meath. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- July 2014 Incident
- July 12th Incident
- July 23rd Incident
- 2020-07-30 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: raping one woman at Bellewstown, Co Meath that July 12th, and to sexual assault four days later of a second woman at an unknown place in Co Meath (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Justice Eileen Creedon imposed a 14-year sentence but suspended the final two years. The computer programmer was previously sentenced to five and a half years in prison for the sexual assault of his third Tinder victim.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Mounttown Road
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