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Mayo man who repeatedly sexually assaulted 10 year old boy given three year jail term
Summary
A man from County Mayo was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty pleas to sexual assault and oral rape charges. The offences, committed between 2009 and 2010 against a child he knew well, were reported to gardaí in 2014 when the victim disclosed the abuse to his father. The court heard the man was twenty-five years old at the time of the offences. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy described the sentence as one of due leniency, citing exceptional mitigating circumstances. These included the man's own history of childhood sexual abuse, his demonstrated remorse, engagement with therapeutic intervention, and assessment as presenting low risk of reoffending. The victim's impact statement outlined significant psychological harm caused by the abuse. The man was placed on the sex offenders register. His family indicated they would support him upon release from custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Mayo man who repeatedly sexually assaulted 10 year old boy given three year jail term. Charges or matters: three counts of sexual assault and one count of oral rape at locations in County Mayo on dates in 2009 and 2010. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 2009 and 2010 Incident
- 2015-05-18 Publication
Why: The court heard that man, who was 25 at the time and well known to the boy's family, told him "don't tell your parents about it, because they'll think it's rape, but it's only a bit of craic". Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three counts of sexual assault and one count of oral rape at locations in County Mayo on dates in 2009 and 2010 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy imposed a three year prison term, calling it "a sentence of due leniency, motivated by the exceptional mitigating circumstances in this case".
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
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