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Dublin man who knocked out 18-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her fails in appeal against 4-year jail sentence

Date
2015-06-12

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Anthony Ryan, aged 33, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and sexual assault of an 18‑year‑old woman in a Dublin suburb on 13 July 2012. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with the final 12 months suspended, by Ms Justice Carmel Stewart on 4 February 2014. Ryan had voluntarily paid €1,000 in compensation. On 12 June 2015, Mr Justice George Birmingham dismissed Ryan's appeal against the sentence, ruling that the four‑year custodial term was not unduly severe. The case involved Ryan following a group of women from a nightclub in Coolock, driving them to a suburb, and then assaulting the victim after she had been knocked out. Ryan was later arrested by Gardaí and found unfit for interview due to intoxication. The appeal was heard with Mr Justice John Edwards and Mr Justice Alan Mahon.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man who knocked out 18-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her fails in appeal against 4-year jail sentence. Charges or matters: assault causing harm and the sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in a Dublin suburb on July 13, 2012. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

July 13, 2012 Incident
February 4 2014 Incident
2015-06-12 Publication

Case subjects

Anthony Ryan

Appellant

Charges: assault causing harm and the sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in a Dublin suburb on July 13, 2012 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He was sentenced to five years imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended by Ms Justice Carmel Stewart on February 4 2014. Mr Justice Birmingham said the final sentence of four years imprisonment could not be said to have been unduly severe. "On the contrary," a more severe sentence may not have been interfered with and there was no error in principle in the sentence actually imposed.