Teenage boy gets suspended detention for sexual assault

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A teenage boy received two years’ detention, suspended for 12 months, for sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court before Justice Paul McDermott.

He pleaded guilty to sexual assault after the offence in a field in county Tipperary on July 29, 2019, when he was 15.

The proceedings were reported on 23 May 2022. The court had previously required probation appointments, engagement with the Garda Youth Diversion Programme, and any recommended sexual-consent awareness course.

The accused was also ordered to stay away from the victim, and the report said he had complied with his bail conditions and had made full admissions.