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Convicted rapist jailed for failing to notify gardai of change of address and attempted robbery

Date
2015-03-26

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Gerard Creighton, 49, was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to inform the Gardaí of his change of address between November 2013 and February 2014, for an attempted robbery at a bookmaker's on 28 February 2014, and for possessing an imitation firearm. He entered the shop in Dublin city centre armed with a 6mm air pistol loaded with ball bearings, handed a bag to a female staff member, and demanded money be placed in it. The woman fled, and Creighton left without any money. Gardaí recovered the pistol from a bin and later found his DNA on it. He also admitted possession of a stolen travel pass in the name of Michael Connors. The court noted his six prior convictions under the 2001 Sex Offenders Act and his registration as a sex offender in 1999. Judge Martin Nolan back‑dated the sentence to February 2014. Gerard Creighton pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Convicted rapist jailed for failing to notify gardai of change of address and attempted robbery. Charges or matters: failing to notify gardai of his change of address on dates between November 2013 and February 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

February 28, 2014 Incident
November 2013 Incident
February 2014 Incident
January 2012 Incident
2015-03-26 Publication

Case subjects

Gerard Creighton

Defendant

Charges: failing to notify gardai of his change of address on dates between November 2013 and February 2014 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He was registered a sex offender in 1999 when Mr Justice Paul Carney also jailed him for nine years for the rape and false imprisonment of his former girlfriend. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a three year sentence and backdated it to February 2014 when he went into custody.