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Garda admits to impersonating woman and inciting men to rape her
Summary
Shane Flanagan, 39, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to impersonating a woman online, inciting two men to rape her, and possessing child abuse material. He admitted to two counts of inciting rape between November and December 2020, six counts of endangerment for impersonating the woman on Facebook and fetlife.com and inviting violence between 2018 and 2020, and one count of possession of four images of child sexual abuse material on 7 January 2021. The victim wishes to remain anonymous. The judge ordered Flanagan to remain on bail until June pending sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Garda admits to impersonating woman and inciting men to rape her. Charges or matters: two counts of inciting two men to rape a woman on dates between November and December 2020; six counts of endangerment, in that he intentionally or recklessly engaged in impersonating the woman in Facebook communications, and on the website fetlife.com, and in which communications invited persons unknown to visit violence upon her and two others, thereby creating a substantial risk of death or serious harm on dates between 2018 and 2020; one count of possession of four images of child sexual abuse material, known in law as child pornography, on January 7, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 2020 Other
- January 7, 2021 Incident
- 2018 and 2020 Incident
- 2025-03-07 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two counts of inciting two men to rape a woman on dates between November and December 2020; six counts of endangerment, in that he intentionally or recklessly engaged in impersonating the woman in Facebook communications, and on the website fetlife.com, and in which communications invited persons unknown to visit violence upon her and two others, thereby creating a substantial risk of death or serious harm on dates between 2018 and 2020; one count of possession of four images of child sexual abuse material, known in law as child pornography, on January 7, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge remanded Flanagan on continuing bail until June for sentence.; The judge remanded Flanagan on continuing bail until June for sentence.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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