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Serial sex offender jailed for 10 years for molesting 14-year-old boy
Summary
John Prendiville, 49, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14‑year‑old boy in Kerry on 12 May 2012. The boy was in residential care at the time. Prendiville had 33 prior convictions, including five for sexual assault and four for failing to notify the Gardaí under the Sex Offender's Act. He had recently been released from Castlerea Prison after a six‑year term for sex assault. He took the teenager to his B&B, kissed him and performed oral sex. The court suspended the final two years of a twelve‑year sentence, requiring Prendiville to stay away from the victim and undergo 18 months of post‑release supervision. The boy, who was found drunk and reporting assault, was later moved to a new care centre for his safety. The case highlighted Prendiville's repeated breaches of the Sex Offender's Register. John Prendiville pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial sex offender jailed for 10 years for molesting 14-year-old boy. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting the child, who had been in a residential care at the time, on May 12, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 12, 2012 Incident
- 2015-01-26 Publication
Why: He accepted that his convictions for breaching the requirements of the Sex Offender's Register arose because he was unable to provide a permanent address to gardaí. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: sexually assaulting the child, who had been in a residential care at the time, on May 12, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Paul Carney suspended the final two years of a twelve year prison sentence on condition that Prendiville stay away from the victim and undergo 18 months of post release supervision. He was jailed for six years for the sexual assault of the 16-year-old during which he held a knife to the victim's throat.
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