Dublin man jailed for two years for defilement

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A Dublin man was jailed for two years for defilement at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 16 June 2017. The offence occurred in Dublin on 8 April 2015, involving a 14-year-old girl.

The 23-year-old, who cannot be identified to protect the victim’s anonymity, was convicted after a trial and acquitted of two sexual assault charges. The jury did not reach a verdict on a sexual exploitation charge. Judge Patricia Ryan backdated the sentence to December 2016 and ordered that he remain on the sex offenders register for 10 years.