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Sex offender chased naked woman through hotel corridor

Date
2024-02-19
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

Mamadou Alpha Bah, 27, was sentenced to six years in prison by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a violent sexual assault that occurred on 2 September 2020. The offence involved Bah chasing a 43‑year‑old woman through a hotel corridor after she had gone to his room, where he pinned her to a bed, threatened her, punched her, forced her to remove her clothes and sexually assaulted her through her clothing. He also attempted to force her legs open and followed her to the bathroom, where she escaped. CCTV footage captured the chase. Bah pleaded guilty on the morning of his trial and was found remorseful. He had no prior convictions at the time of the offence but had been convicted of sexual assault and false imprisonment in August 2021, receiving a five‑year sentence with one year suspended in October 2023.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Sex offender chased naked woman through hotel corridor. Charges or matters: sexual assault and assault causing harm to the woman at the hotel on September 2, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: He took into account that Bah was an African national who speaks French and as such, would have difficulty in prison because he has little English. CNI source report

Case subjects

Mamadou Alpha Bah

Defendant

Charges: sexual assault and assault causing harm to the woman at the hotel on September 2, 2020 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: In October 2023 he received a five-year sentence with one suspended at Naas Circuit Criminal Court for this offence. He jailed Bah for six years.

Places mentioned

Secondary Mention
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
  • Naas
  • Naas Circuit Criminal Court
Residence
Incident

Topics

Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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