Noel McKeon loses appeal over violent sexual assaults

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Noel McKeon’s 16-year sentence, with the final two years suspended, was upheld by the Court of Appeal for violent sexual assaults against two sex workers, reported on 26 July 2021. The court dismissed his appeal against the severity of the sentence.

The offences arose from separate incidents in June 2016 and February 2018 after McKeon contacted the women for sexual services. The sentencing court imposed consecutive terms, applying the totality principle and taking his guilty plea into account. The appeal court found the offending extremely grave, involving considerable violence and a xenophobic context, and held that proportionality had not been breached.