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Jail for teen rapist who told sex assault victim 'shit happens'

Date
2024-03-21

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Louth

County
Louth

Summary

Iollan Tynan Kelleher, aged 22, was sentenced to six years in prison for raping a 15‑year‑old friend and sexually assaulting a second victim. He pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault before trial. The rape occurred in July 2017 when he was 16, and the assault on the second victim happened in August 2017. The court noted the victim's trauma, including depression, suicidal thoughts, flashbacks and anxiety. Kelleher was found guilty of one rape and two sexual assault charges. He received three years and nine months for the rape, 11 months for the assault of the first victim (concurrent), and two years and three months for the assault of the second victim (consecutive). The final 12 months of the sentence were suspended for one year, and he will be supervised by probation for three years and placed on the sex offenders register for five years.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for teen rapist who told sex assault victim 'shit happens'. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 2017 Incident
September 2018 Incident
August 2017 Other
2024-03-21 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed accused

Defendant

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: By Claire Henry A man who was a teenager when he raped one friend and told another "shit happens" after sexually assaulting her has been jailed for six years. The judge sentenced Tynan Kelleher to three years and nine months in prison for the rape offence.