Ryan Lee Thomas jailed for sexually assaulting three women

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Ryan Lee Thomas was jailed for two and a half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for sexually assaulting three women, with the sentence reported on 27 July 2017. The attacks happened in Dublin city centre during separate incidents on 30 December 2016.

Thomas pleaded guilty to three sexual assault counts and two counts of possessing a controlled drug after the incidents, which took place over 90 minutes while he was under the influence of GBL.

The court heard that Thomas had 10 previous convictions in Australia for sexual offending while under the influence of the same drug. Judge Karen O’Connor noted that he had continued using it despite those convictions.