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Construction worker jailed for threats to send intimate pictures to his girlfriend's parents and boss
Summary
A man received a four-year sentence, with the final 12 months suspended, for harassment and threatening to distribute intimate images of his then-girlfriend. The unnamed 47-year-old pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Construction worker jailed for threats to send intimate pictures to his girlfriend's parents and boss. Charges or matters: harassment on dates between June 2020 and July 2021; threatening to distribute or publish an intimate image of the injured party on a date in July 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 2020 Other
- July 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2019 Other
- February 2020 Other
- June 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 7 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 8, 2021 Other
- July 21, 2021 Other
- June 2024 Other
- 2026-03-04 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: harassment on dates between June 2020 and July 2021; threatening to distribute or publish an intimate image of the injured party on a date in July 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Eimear Dodd A man has been jailed for three years for a campaign of harassment against his then-girlfriend that included threats to send intimate pictures to her parents and boss. She imposed a global sentence of four years, suspending the final 12 months on the condition that the man keep the peace and be of good behaviour, noting his efforts towards rehabilitation.; The court heard that the man is willing to abide by an order to have no contact with the woman in perpetuity, an order which Judge Sheahan imposed as part of the finalisation of sentence.
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