Eoin Hickey jailed for harassment in Dublin

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Eoin Hickey was jailed for harassment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 7 October 2022, receiving three years with the final 20 months suspended.

Hickey pleaded guilty to harassment between November 2017 and July 2020. The report said he sent a teenage girl hundreds of sexually explicit messages and videos; his defence said poor cognitive abilities affected his ability to stop, and that support structures were in place to prevent reoffending.

The proceedings were reported on 7 October 2022. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a condition that Hickey have no further contact whatsoever with the young woman.