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Violent offender who sexually assaulted woman and threw her off balcony gets 8.5 years
Summary
Jonathan Moles, aged 30, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a series of violent offences. He pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman and assault causing harm to her at a flat on Botanic Avenue on 8 August 2020, to assaulting a man at an ATM on Capel Street on 8 July 2019, to assaulting a man on 18 November 2019 and robbing him of over €2,000, and to assaulting a man on 18 November 2019. The court noted Moles' "violent disposition" and cumulative misbehaviour. He has 40 prior convictions, mainly for money laundering and drug possession, and no other convictions for assault or robbery. The judge accepted his guilty pleas, remorse and rehabilitation efforts, and imposed the sentence accordingly.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Violent offender who sexually assaulted woman and threw her off balcony gets 8.5 years. Charges or matters: sexual assault of and assault causing harm to a woman at a flat on Botanic Avenue, Dublin 9 on August 8, 2020; attacking a man on his way home from a night out in the city centre on November 18, 2019, and to robbing this victim of over €2,000 in cash. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 8, 2020 Incident
- July 8, 2019 Incident
- November 18, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2019 Incident
- August 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-01-31 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: sexual assault of and assault causing harm to a woman at a flat on Botanic Avenue, Dublin 9 on August 8, 2020; attacking a man on his way home from a night out in the city centre on November 18, 2019, and to robbing this victim of over €2,000 in cash (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today, Judge Martin Nolan said Moles has a "violent disposition" and deserved a long term of imprisonment for his "cumulative misbehaviour". "He had no problem at all committing serious crimes: a violent, unprovoked assault, a violent robbery and a violent sexual attack," said the judge.
Places mentioned
- Little Britain Street
- Dublin
- Dame Street
- Botanic Avenue
- Dublin
- Capel Street
- Capel Street
- Botanic Avenue
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Mater Hospital
Topics
Drugs Fraud Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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