Kerry fisherman sentenced for aggravated sexual assault

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A Kerry fisherman was sentenced to 12 years for aggravated sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court on 6 July 2015, with the final four years suspended. The assault occurred at the victim’s home in Kerry.

The court heard that the victim, who had intellectual disabilities, has been unable to live independently since the attack. The man must stay away from her for 12 years and liaise with the Probation Service for two years after release.

He had pleaded guilty and had no previous convictions. The court accepted the plea as the main mitigating factor, while recording his continued claim that the sexual activity was consensual; the judge said there was no evidence to support that conclusion.