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Victim sexually assaulted by mother's parter hopes to help other abused children

Date
2021-12-13
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Wicklow
County
Wicklow

Summary

A 20‑year‑old woman, who was sexually assaulted by her mother's partner, Dean Hurley, when she was 12, has begun training as a police officer in the UK. She gave permission for Hurley's name to appear in the sentencing report but asked that she not be named. She disclosed the abuse a year later after learning about sexual abuse in school, left the family home, and has lived with her father in England since. Hurley, 51, was jailed for three years after a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court convicted him following a three‑day trial in October. He pleaded not guilty to the assault that occurred between 1 and 30 October 2013. The woman's victim impact statement described the abuse, her mental health struggles, and her hope to help other abused children through her future policing work.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Victim sexually assaulted by mother's parter hopes to help other abused children. Charges or matters: sexual assault of the girl at the home he shared with her mother in County Wicklow on a date between October 1, 2013 and October 30, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: The woman began missing school because she "didn't care about anything else" and abused substances "to escape my reality". CNI source report

Case subjects

Dean Hurley

Convicted Person

Charges: sexual assault of the girl at the home he shared with her mother in County Wicklow on a date between October 1, 2013 and October 30, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Today Hurley, who was living in hostel accommodation in Waterford city, was jailed for three years after a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court convicted him following a three-day trial last October. She sentenced Hurley to three and half years in prison but suspended the final six months on strict conditions, including the he engage with a sexual offender treatment programme and engage with the Probation Service.

Places mentioned

Secondary Mention
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Incident

Topics

Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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