Kerry man jailed for aggravated sexual assault

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A Kerry man was sentenced to 12 years, with the final four suspended, for aggravated sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 6 July 2015.

The assault happened at the victim’s home, where the court heard he forced entry and had non-consensual sex with her.

Judge Tony Hunt identified the location in the victim’s living room and her loss of independence as aggravating factors.

The man’s late guilty plea, entered after he saw video testimony from the victim, was treated as the main mitigating circumstance.