Galway teenager sentenced to three years in detention for rape and sexual assault

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A 16-year-old boy convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Galway was sentenced to three years in detention. The judge suspended the final 21 months on strict conditions, meaning he will serve 15 months in Oberstown detention centre.

The boy was convicted after a trial of three charges of oral rape and one of rape relating to incidents between June and July 2023, when he was 14. He continues to deny the offending, his counsel told the court. The judge also ordered three years of post-release Probation Service supervision, placed him on the sex offenders’ register for three years, and banned him from contacting the girl.