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Pair 'preyed on' and sexually assaulted teenage girls
Summary
Two Slovak nationals have been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a sexual assault on two teenage girls on a disused railway line in County Mayo in March 2023. Rudolf Makula, aged 30, of Gleann Ard, Ballaghderreen, Roscommon, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting one girl. Marian Peci, aged 29, of no fixed abode, was convicted following trial of sexually assaulting and falsely imprisoning a second girl. Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed a sentence of three and a half years on Makula and three years on Peci, with two years post-release supervision for both. The court heard the men had separated the girls from their friends after plying them with alcohol. The judge noted the girls had been entitled to feel safe when socialising and commended friends who intervened to assist them. Both men remain in custody since August 2025.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pair 'preyed on' and sexually assaulted teenage girls. Charges or matters: sexually assaulting one of the girls on March 28, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- March 28, 2023 Incident
- August 2025 Incident
- 2026-01-16 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; The judge imposed a three and half year sentence in the case of Makula and a three year sentence in the case of Peci.
Convicted Person
Charges: sexually assaulting one of the girls on March 28, 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge imposed a three and half year sentence in the case of Makula and a three year sentence in the case of Peci.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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