Dublin man jailed for sexual assault at house party

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A Dublin man was jailed for 11 months for sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 3 October 2018. He had put his hand under a woman’s skirt as she slept at a house party in Blanchardstown, Dublin, on 21 June 2015.

The 32-year-old married father, who cannot be named to protect the woman’s identity, was unanimously convicted by a jury earlier that year. Judge Karen O’Connor said the offence was at the mid range of the lower end of offending; he had no previous convictions.