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Dangerous serial sex attacker appeals 18.5-year sentence
Summary
In 2021 a 37‑year‑old serial sex attacker appealed his 18‑and‑a‑half‑year jail term for three premeditated attacks on women in a Dublin suburb. The attacks, carried out in 2011, 2015 and 2016, involved a hunting knife, sexual assault and false imprisonment. He pleaded not guilty to nine charges. DNA evidence linked him to the victims and Gardaí found duct tape and cable ties in his van. A jury found him guilty on all counts. Judge Pauline Codd imposed consecutive sentences of eight years, nine and a half years and five years, suspending the final four years on the condition of completing sex‑offender programmes. He will serve nine years of supervision and a curfew after release. He appealed the sentence, arguing the headline sentence for false imprisonment was unduly severe, but the appeal was not yet decided.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dangerous serial sex attacker appeals 18.5-year sentence. Charges or matters: nine charges, including false imprisonment, sexual assault, assault and possession of a hunting knife with intent to intimidate. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- 2015 and 2016 Incident
- 2021-06-11 Publication
Why: He explained that this was a headline sentence of 11 years, which was eventually reduced to eight years after mitigation and other legal factors were considered. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: nine charges, including false imprisonment, sexual assault, assault and possession of a hunting knife with intent to intimidate (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: The father-of-two was jailed in 2018 for the violent attacks, which the judge described as primal and brutal. She imposed consecutive sentences of eight years, nine and a half years and five years.
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