Retired Dublin council worker jailed for sexual assault

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A retired Dublin council worker was jailed for six years for repeated sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 15 January 2020. The man cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity.

The abuse began when the child was about nine and continued regularly for four years. The man pleaded guilty to four sample counts committed between June 2010 and May 2014; the charges represented 48 counts in total.

Judge Martin Nolan refused an application to suspend part of the sentence, describing the offending as a serious breach of trust. The report said the judge estimated the abuse occurred more than 150 times.