Joseph Carey appeal dismissed over sexual assault sentence

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Joseph Carey’s appeal against a two-year-six-month sexual assault sentence, with four months suspended, was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 5 March 2020.

The sentence was imposed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 19 June 2019 after Carey was convicted following a trial. The Court of Appeal found that the sentencing judge had considered the relevant aggravating and mitigating factors and that the sentence was within the available range.