John Behan jailed for harassment of Paddy Power employee

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John Behan was sentenced to three and a half years, with the final year suspended, for harassment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 15 November 2017. The offending involved a Paddy Power employee at the Edenmore branch in Dublin between September 2014 and March 2016.

The court imposed a 15-year order barring Behan from contacting the woman or approaching her home or workplace within 400 yards. Behan had pleaded guilty, and the court heard that she experienced threats, abuse and repeated intimidation while working at the bookmakers.