Padraig Tangney Jnr gets suspended sentence for sexual assault

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Padraig Tangney Jnr received a fully suspended two-year sentence for sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 18 June 2020.

The offences occurred at the family home in Meadowlands Estate, Tralee, when Tangney was 16 and his cousin was 13.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault of a child on dates in 1995 and 1996.

The sentence was suspended on condition that he attend counselling for depression and stress management, and he was automatically registered as a sex offender.

The court noted his guilty pleas, genuine remorse and low assessed risk of reoffending.