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Violent robber who targeted escorts is jailed
Summary
Samuel Pop, aged 27, from Charnwood Court, Clonsilla, Dublin, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment following a conviction for false imprisonment and robbery at the Clayton Hotel, Dublin 4, on 6 November 2019. Pop pleaded guilty to his involvement in an attack on an escort in her hotel room, during which he and a co-accused, who has since died in custody, restrained and robbed the victim of cash, a phone and passport. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Pop's co-accused was the primary aggressor in the incident. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a sentence of five-and-a-half years with the final 18 months suspended, subject to strict conditions including payment of €5,000 compensation to the victim. Pop has previous convictions relating to a similar incident in Roscommon in October 2019.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Violent robber who targeted escorts is jailed. Charges or matters: false imprisonment and robbery at Clayton Hotel, Dublin 4, on November 6, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 6, 2019 Incident
- October 2019 Incident
- 2021-04-19 Publication
Why: Detective Sergeant Raymond Lyons told Kate Egan BL, prosecuting, that the victim had come to this country from the Czech Republic two days prior to the incident in order to work as an escort. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: false imprisonment and robbery at Clayton Hotel, Dublin 4, on November 6, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan sentenced Pop to five-and-a-half years imprisonment, but suspended the final 18 months of the sentence on strict conditions including that the €5,000 be handed over to the victim.
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Topics
Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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