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Convicted rapist admits to harassing female journalists
Summary
A man with previous convictions for rape and kidnapping has pleaded guilty to harassing three female journalists at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Mark McAnaw, aged 52 and previously resident in Letterkenny, County Donegal, admitted to three counts of harassment against Sunday World staff members on various dates in August 2023. Judge Martin Nolan ordered the preparation of victim impact statements. McAnaw was remanded in custody pending sentence, scheduled for March 7 next. McAnaw has an extensive criminal history including a nine-year sentence imposed in 2012 for sexually assaulting a student in Donegal in 2010, and a 1989 conviction for kidnapping. He received an eight-year and four-month sentence in June 2023 for a separate assault, with the final 16 months suspended for 16 years subject to probation supervision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Convicted rapist admits to harassing female journalists. Charges or matters: the harassment of Nicola Tallant, Amanda Brunker and Deirdre Reynolds on various dates in August 2023. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- August 2023 Adjournment
- March 7 Adjournment
- October 2010 Adjournment
- April 2018 Incident
- June 2023 Incident
- 2024-12-18 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the harassment of Nicola Tallant, Amanda Brunker and Deirdre Reynolds on various dates in August 2023 (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Judge Martin Nolan ordered the preparation of victim impact statements and McAnaw was remanded in continuing custody for sentence on March 7 next. The final 16 months of this sentence were suspended for 16 years with McAnaw placed under the supervision of the Probation Services.; Judge Martin Nolan ordered the preparation of victim impact statements and McAnaw was remanded in continuing custody for sentence on March 7 next.
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