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Married dad of seven (58) jailed for sex assault on man outside nightclub

Date
2022-11-10

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

A 58‑year‑old married father of seven, Denis Aylmer, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexually assaulting a 21‑year‑old university student outside a nightclub on 28 April 2018. Witnesses saw Aylmer pull the victim's penis up and down while his head was close to the student's penis, and the victim was later found unconscious and unresponsive. Aylmer, who had been drinking and had taken a line of cocaine that night, claimed the victim had consented to oral sex before the assault. He had no prior convictions. Judge Melanie Greally sentenced him to three years' imprisonment, with 16 months suspended, and imposed strict conditions including probation supervision, sex‑offender interventions, and engagement with addiction services. The sentence reflected Aylmer's guilty plea, lack of previous convictions, remorse, and the impact on the victim, who was not present at sentencing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Married dad of seven (58) jailed for sex assault on man outside nightclub. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting the then 21-year-old man on a Dublin City Centre Street on April 28, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

April 28, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
April 2020 Incident
2022-11-10 Publication

Why: He is less emotionally stable and whenever the case comes up, it is a source of stress because of how helpless he was at the time of the incident. CNI source report

Case subjects

Denis Aylmer

Defendant

Charges: sexually assaulting the then 21-year-old man on a Dublin City Centre Street on April 28, 2018 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: She sentenced him to three years in prison with the final 16 months suspended under the following strict condition. Aylmer wanted to sincerely apologise to the victim and said it was out of character. "I am absolutely disgusted by the hurt I caused; physically sick knowing the hurt I caused you." A letter from Aylmer's wife was handed in at an earlier sentence hearing in April but she has since withdrawn that letter.; Judge Melanie Greally had previously adjourned the case to allow for a probation service report.