William Ryan jailed for sexual assault and false imprisonment

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William Ryan was jailed for sexual assault and false imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 10 February 2025, receiving a six-year sentence.

The offences were committed at Aughrim Garda Station in Wicklow on 29 September 2020. A jury had convicted Ryan of three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment in 2024; the court heard that he accepted guilt at sentencing.

Judge Elma Sheahan set an eight-year headline sentence and reduced it to six years, taking account of mitigation including Ryan’s prior good character, work history and family circumstances. The sentence was backdated to his custody after the verdicts.