Slawomir Gierlowski convicted of attempted rape and assault

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Slawomir Gierlowski was convicted of sexual assault, attempted rape and assault causing harm at the Central Criminal Court on 29 May 2019.

The offences involved an attack on a woman making her way home in Dublin city centre on 18 December 2010.

The jury heard that semen found on the woman’s skirt was linked to Gierlowski through a DNA profile.

The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts after just under three hours of deliberations, following a 12-day trial.

Mr Justice Michael White remanded Gierlowski in continuing custody for a sentence hearing on 23 July 2019 and ordered a victim impact report.