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Sex offender released from prison in 2010 ordered to have no interaction with children

Summary

A court has ordered a 63-year-old Dublin man, previously convicted of sexual assault, to have no interaction with children and not to loiter where children gather. The application was brought by gardai under section 16 of the 2001 Sex Offenders Act, which allows the court to prohibit the actions of a respondent if it is necessary to protect the public from serious harm. Judge Martin Nolan granted an exclusion order sought by the State, noting that the 2001 act was there to protect youngsters in the country from predators. In 2007, the man was sentenced to two years imprisonment for the sexual assault of a juvenile. He was convicted again in 2008 of another sexual assault and sentenced to two years with one suspended. In 2010, he was released from Dublin's Arbour Hill Prison, subject to a condition that he comply with the directions of the Probation Services for five years. The court heard that he previously scored high on a risk assessment test, which would have considered his alcohol abuse problems as a contributory risk factor. The order sought that the man be prohibited from having any interaction with any child and from loitering around areas where children usually congregate. Dean Kelly BL, defending, said that any order under the act must be proportional and argued that the prohibitions may be too vague and too broad. The judge refused to include an order that the man not consume any alcohol in a public place.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Sex offender released from prison in 2010 ordered to have no interaction with children. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• November 2013 Incident
• 2015-02-27 Publication

Why: Chief Superintendent Patrick Leahy told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that the 63-year-old Dublin man is a risk to the public because of his predilection for juveniles and his alcohol addiction. CNI source report

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report