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Judge expresses concern about number of young men before courts for sexual crimes
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Mr Justice Paul Burns sentenced a 25‑year‑old Cork man to five‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment, suspending the final year on conditions including a sexual‑consent course. The man, who had no prior convictions, was found guilty of anally raping an 18‑year‑old college student in her apartment on 11 February 2019. The victim, a virgin at the time, had initially consented to sex after a brief encounter in a nightclub, but the man forced anal intercourse against her repeated refusals, causing severe pain. He also filmed her and demanded oral sex afterward. The judge expressed concern over the rise of young men of good character committing sexual offences and questioned whether school programmes on consent and pornography are sufficient. The sentencing followed the jury's guilty verdict, and the defendant has since written an apology letter to the victim.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge expresses concern about number of young men before courts for sexual crimes. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- February 11, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2019 Incident
- 2024-01-12 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He handed down a five-and-a-half year sentence on the man and suspended the final year on a number of conditions, including that he undertake a course on sexual consent within two months of his release.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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