Dublin man jailed for four years for sexual assault

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An unnamed Dublin man was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court on 20 November 2023, consecutive to the sentence he was already serving.

The assault occurred between 2003 and 2005. The man pleaded guilty to assaulting the complainant, who was aged between 10 and 12 at the time.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt identified the complainant’s young age and the man’s abuse of his position as aggravating factors. He also took account of the guilty plea and the man’s poor health in mitigation.