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Sex offender repeatedly released on bail committed string of burglaries
Summary
Joseph Doyle, aged 35, was released on bail three times after a 2010 conviction for assaulting a foreign national. He pleaded guilty to five burglaries committed between 1 June 2014 and 15 January 2016. The burglaries involved houses on Camden Street, South Circular Road, the zoology department of Trinity College, Grantham Street, and Morning Star Avenue. In each case Doyle was charged, released on bail, and later arrested when CCTV identified him. He denied taking the items he was found with, claiming they were buttons or coins. The judge suspended the last 18 months of a four‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence on the condition that Doyle attend victim‑focused, relapse‑prevention and anger‑management programmes. Doyle's drug addiction was cited as a significant driver of his offending. The court noted he had a history of violence but did not act violently during the burglaries. The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sex offender repeatedly released on bail committed string of burglaries. Charges or matters: five burglaries committed in Dublin City centre between June 1, 2014 and January 15, 2016; this and burglary of an apartment building on Grantham Street, Dublin. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 2010 Incident
- June 1, 2014 Incident
- January 15, 2016 Incident
- July 2015 Incident
- 2016-06-14 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: five burglaries committed in Dublin City centre between June 1, 2014 and January 15, 2016; this and burglary of an apartment building on Grantham Street, Dublin (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In July 2010 he was jailed for three years after pleading guilty to ambushing a foreign national on the street and sexually assaulting her. Judge Melanie Greally suspended the last 18 months of a four a half year sentence on condition that Doyle takes part in victim focused, relapse prevention and anger management programmes with the Probation Services.; Doyle was remanded in custody and applied to the High Court for bail but was refused.
Places mentioned
- At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Dublin District Court
- High Court
- Haven House
- Dublin
- Kippure Park
- Camden Street
- Dublin
- Dublin's Morning Star Avenue
- Dublin's South Circular Road
- Grantham Street
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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