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Serial sex offender jailed for offensive remarks to teenage boy

Summary

Patrick McCann, 75, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for making offensive sexual remarks to a 15‑year‑old boy at an Applegreen petrol station on Stillorgan Road on 23 March 2023. The court heard that McCann, who has 391 prior convictions dating back to the 1960s, including two rapes, four sexual assaults and five breaches of the Sex Offenders Act, asked the boy questions such as "Are you a virgin?" and "Do you know how to break it in?" and told him he was a "handsome boy". The boy was alone when the offence occurred, a factor the judge said aggravated the conduct. McCann pleaded guilty early, was homeless for a long period, and has a history of alcohol addiction and other hardships, which the judge considered mitigating. The nine‑month term was back‑dated to the date he entered custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Serial sex offender jailed for offensive remarks to teenage boy. Charges or matters: intentionally engaging in offensive conduct of a sexual nature at Applegreen petrol station, Stillorgan Road, Co Dublin, on March 23, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence

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• March 23, 2023 Incident
• 2024-01-12 Publication

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