Steven Hennessy jailed for sexual assault at Dublin festival

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Steven Hennessy was sentenced to two years, with the final 14 months suspended, for sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 5 December 2017. The offence happened at a Dublin festival in September 2016.

Hennessy had pleaded guilty after sexually assaulting a seriously drunk woman who was almost unconscious. Judge Martin Nolan said intoxication was no defence and imposed the sentence with strict conditions attached to the suspended term.