Mark Dolan sentenced for sexual activity before child

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Mark Dolan was sentenced to two-and-a-half years, fully suspended, by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 22 March 2024 for engaging in sexual activity in front of a child. The sentence included conditions, including that he not visit the area where the offending took place.

Mark Dolan pleaded guilty. The offence occurred in Dublin on 6 May 2023, when he exposed himself and masturbated in front of four girls. The defence said he stayed on the opposite side of the road and there was no full-frontal exposure; it also said he felt disgusted and accepted the act had traumatised the children.

The proceedings were reported on 22 March 2024.