Martin Tracey jailed for coercive control and assaults on teenage girlfriend

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Martin Tracey was sentenced to three years in prison, with the final year suspended, for offences against his teenage girlfriend during their two-year relationship. The Central Criminal Court imposed the sentence on Friday after Tracey pleaded guilty to charges including coercive control, assault causing harm, false imprisonment and sexual assault.

The court heard the woman was still at school when the relationship began. The judge placed the coercive control offence in the upper range, citing its abusive and damaging nature, and the sexual assault and false imprisonment offences in the lower range. She noted Tracey’s age and immaturity, guilty plea, lack of previous convictions and co-operation as mitigating factors. The suspended year was subject to conditions, including probation supervision and participation in sex-offender and domestic violence therapeutic programmes.