John Curtin jailed for sexually abusing eight boys

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John Curtin was jailed for sexually abusing eight boys at the Central Criminal Court on 4 November 2024, receiving 20 years with the final year suspended.

A jury had convicted Curtin of 78 counts, including oral rape, anal rape and sexual assault against eight boys, for offences between 1995 and 2007.

The judge said the abuse had profoundly affected the men’s lives, relationships and families. Curtin continued to deny the charges and had made no apology or acknowledgement of the verdicts.

The sentence included probation supervision, attendance at a sexual offenders treatment programme and no contact with children during the suspended year.