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Refusal to allow sex offender transfer to Irish Prison upheld
Summary
The High Court dismissed a challenge by a convicted Irish sex offender to a refusal by the Minister for Justice to transfer him from the UK to an Irish prison. The offender, an Irish national who had lived in the UK for over 20 years, was convicted in 2009 of rape and other sexual offences against his daughter and step‑daughter, and received a life sentence with a minimum of eight years on one rape count and six years concurrently on the other counts. He applied for transfer in 2011, but the Minister denied it in December 2010, citing the offender's continued denial of the offences and the incompatibility of the English sentence with the Irish system. The judge found no arguable case that the Minister's decision was wrong and dismissed the application. The offender, aged in his forties, remains subject to a deportation order upon release.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Refusal to allow sex offender transfer to Irish Prison upheld. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 2016-04-25 Publication
Why: In a letter the Minister said the man, who is aged in his forties, could not be transferred because he continues to deny he committed the offences. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: After being convicted by an English court in 2009, he was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment by way of an indeterminate sentence for public protection, with a minimum of eight years on one of the rape counts, and six years concurrently on the other counts.
Places mentioned
- The High Court
- Irish High Court
- High Court
- Irish prison
- Arbour Hill Prison
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