Man jailed for eight years over attempted rape outside Dublin nightclub

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A man convicted of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape a woman outside a Dublin nightclub was jailed for eight years. The 43-year-old, whose name was withheld to protect the complainant’s anonymity, was convicted after a Central Criminal Court trial earlier this year. He had pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. He has no previous convictions and had been in custody since his arrest.

The judge set a nine-year sentence after allowing for mitigating factors, including the guilty plea and absence of previous convictions. He suspended the final year on conditions that the man never contact the woman and leave Ireland upon release, not returning for 14 years. The man agreed to those conditions.

The court heard that CCTV and witness evidence showed the man assaulting the woman after taking her into an alcove outside the club. He denied the sexual assault and attempted rape at trial.