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Judge rejects State's application to confiscate prostitutes "hard earned" cash
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Judge Patrick McCartan rejected the State's application to confiscate the "hard‑earned" cash of two Czech prostitutes who had been robbed by Mantas Grazevicius. The judge, after sentencing Grazevicius to three years' imprisonment (back‑dated to his February 2015 arrest), praised the women's courage for confronting the robber and delaying him until Gardaí arrived. The robbery took place on 17 July 2013 at the Clyde Court Hotel, where the women had earned about €5,000 in cash hidden in a wardrobe. Grazevicius, who had €2,675 on him at the time of arrest, was convicted of false imprisonment and robbery. The judge ordered that the €2,675 be forfeited to the State as proceeds of prostitution, but indicated he intended to return it to the women, describing it as "hard earned.". Mantas Grazevicius pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge rejects State's application to confiscate prostitutes "hard earned" cash. Charges or matters: false imprisonment; robbery. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- July 17, 2013 Incident
- February 2015 Incident
- 2016-02-09 Publication
Why: The judge called it a "nasty and mean" offence and noted that it must have been difficult for the women to make a complainant to gardaí because what they were doing was unlawful. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: false imprisonment; robbery (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Judge McCartan jailed him for three years and backdated it to when Grazevicius went into custody in February 2015 after being returned to here from the UK on the European Arrest Warrant.
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