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Serial sex offender who targets vulnerable women fails to convince court that 19-year sentence was excessive
Summary
A Romanian serial sex offender, Liviu Tenea, who committed two counts of aggravated sexual assault on a vulnerable woman in Leinster, failed to convince the Court of Appeal that his 19-year sentence was excessive. Tenea, who had a prior conviction in Spain, targeted a drunk woman, tricked her into his car, and drove her to an isolated location where he brutally raped her twice. The court found that Tenea showed no remorse or insight into the harm caused, and his actions were planned and executed with malice. The judge emphasized that the victim was an 'easy target' due to her intoxication and isolation. The court upheld the 19-year sentence imposed by the Central Criminal Court, noting that Tenea's guilty plea did not mitigate the severity of the crime due to the strength of the evidence against him. The victim suffered extreme harm, and the court ruled that the sentence was appropriate given the nature of the offence and Tenea's history of violence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial sex offender who targets vulnerable women fails to convince court that 19-year sentence was excessive. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 20, 2022 Incident
- October 2023 Other
- March 29, 2022 Other
- 2026-04-21 Publication
Why: Tenea saw the victim as an "easy target" because she was intoxicated and on her own, the judge said. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Outcome: Ms Justice Ring imposed a sentence of 19 years, backdated to the date he entered custody on March 29, 2022.
Places mentioned
- Academy Square
- Navan
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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