Ron Tulie has sentence cut for sex with child under 17

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Ron Tulie was re-sentenced to four years, with the final two suspended, by the Court of Appeal on 28 October 2016 for sexual intercourse with a child under 17. The offences occurred in the Dublin mountains between 1 June and 27 July 2008. The court found that an incorrect maximum sentence had been applied and said four years was the appropriate starting point. Tulie had pleaded guilty to four counts. The suspended period was subject to a good behaviour bond.