Gerard O'Grady loses indecent assault sentence appeal

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Gerard O'Grady’s appeal against his indecent assault sentences was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 13 February 2019. The sentences, imposed by Cork Circuit Criminal Court on 6 March 2018, included six years’ imprisonment with two years suspended and a concurrent four-year term.

The offending involved two injured parties and occurred while O’Grady was babysitting them between 1 January 1982 and 31 January 1985. The Court of Appeal said the sentences were within the available range and were not excessively severe, despite the factors advanced on his behalf.