David Hamilton sentenced for rape and sexual assault in Meath

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David Hamilton was sentenced to seven and a half years, with the final 12 months suspended, for rape and sexual assault at a sentencing hearing reported on 3 April 2025. The offences occurred in Meath between 2004 and 2008.

His brother Jonathan Hamilton received three years, with the final six months suspended, for rape and sexual assault of their cousin on one occasion in 2005. Mr Justice Tony Hunt said no sentence could undo the harm and described its effects as life-changing and long-lasting.

Sophie Brady said David Hamilton’s sentence was “incredibly lenient” in an LMFM Late Lunch interview reported on 3 April 2025.