Teenager placed under supervision after sexual assault pleas

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The now 17-year-old boy was placed under Probation Service supervision by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon at the Central Criminal Court after pleading guilty to two charges of sexual assault and making a threat to kill or cause serious harm. The proceedings were reported on 27 June 2022.

The sexual assaults happened in Dublin on 8 November 2019, and the threat was made on 26 November 2019. The boy had admitted sexual contact but maintained it was consensual; he later acknowledged he should not have initiated contact and accepted responsibility for the message. Supervision was ordered until April 2023, with attendance at appointments and awareness programmes as directed by his probation officer.