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Barred sex offender who raped teen just days after arriving in Ireland is further jailed
Summary
Randi Gladstone, a 41‑year‑old Guyanese sex offender, was sentenced by Mr Justice Paul McDermott to six months' imprisonment for failing to register as a sex offender within seven days of arriving in Ireland, a separate offence from the rape and false imprisonment for which he had already been convicted and sentenced to ten years by Mr Justice Patrick McGrath. Gladstone, who had been in Ireland for only a few days before raping an 18‑year‑old in a holiday complex in County Dublin on 25 August 2023, had not notified An Garda Síochána of his status as a convicted sex offender, a breach punishable by up to five years' imprisonment. The judge imposed the six‑month term consecutively to the existing ten‑year sentence, meaning Gladstone will serve the additional six months on top of the original custodial period. He will serve the sentence at Midlands Prison. Randi Gladstone pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Barred sex offender who raped teen just days after arriving in Ireland is further jailed. Charges or matters: the offence of failing to notify he was a sex offender within seven days and will serve his sentence in Midlands Prison. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- August 25, 2023 Incident
- August 2023 Other
- March 14 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 11, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-06-25 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the offence of failing to notify he was a sex offender within seven days and will serve his sentence in Midlands Prison (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He noted Gladstone is now serving a significant sentence but "that is not what he is being sentenced for today." Mr Justice McDermott said the failure to register as a sex offender carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. He said Gladstone was "not really appreciating his obligations to register… but that doesn't cut it." Noting the plea of guilty, he sentenced Gladstone to six months imprisonment.
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