4 h. ago Man who sexually assaulted daughter's friend jailed for two years

Judge Dara Hayes said it was clear that the man’s behaviour had “a considerable impact” on the teenager. He said it represented a “serious breach of trust”.

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3 d. ago Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault involving four women

Comedian will appear in court in May, UK police said

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3 d. ago Man (49) jailed for sexual assault carried out almost 20 years ago

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Eric Thompson (49) of no fixed abode was found guilty of sexual assault and false imprisonment on an unknown date between January 2004 and July 2006 at an address on Parnell Street, Dublin 1.

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3 d. ago Russell Brand charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and sexual assault

The charges relate to four separate women.

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4 d. ago Tipperary man jailed for 10 years for rape of woman after collecting her from hospital

Padraic Troy (29) was convicted following a trial at the Central Criminal Court late last year of two counts of rape, anal rape and two sexual assaults of the woman in 2021.

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7 d. ago Man who raped and smothered his wife in 'terrifying' ordeal jailed for 12.5 years

The 25-year-old man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of rape, sexual assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill his wife at the family home.

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7 d. ago Man who raped and smothered wife in 'terrifying' ordeal jailed for 12.5 years

The 25-year-old man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of the rape, sexual assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill his wife at the family home in Dublin

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9 d. ago ‘Wealthy’ businessman charged with sexual assault in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel

‘Wealthy’ businessman charged with sexual assault in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel  Sunday World

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1 week ago ‘Wealthy’ US businessman accused of Shelbourne Hotel sex assault

A “wealthy” US businessman has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a man in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel

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1 week ago Spanish court overturns Dani Alves’ sexual assault conviction on appeal

Former Barcelona and Brazil star was sentenced to 4.5 years after being found guilty of assault in nightclub

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1 week ago Three men jailed for rape and sexual assault of a woman they encountered in a Dublin nightclub

Anthony Hickey, Fabio Vicente and Matin Zolfaghari sentenced to between 14 and 16 years for ‘cruel, cynical and depraved’ crime

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1 week ago Three men jailed for ‘cruel, cynical and depraved’ rape and sexual assault of woman they met in Dublin nightclub

Anthony Hickey, Fabio Vicente and Matin Zolfaghari sentenced to between 14 and 16 years

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1 week ago Healthcare worker who sexually assaulted teenage girl and woman in A&E avoids jail

The crimes occurred at the Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, where the man worked as a phlebotomist, a medical professional trained to take blood samples.

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1 week ago Healthcare worker avoids prison for sexual assaults on patients in hospital emergency department

Eldhose Yohannan (39), originally from India but with an address at Milltown, Dromcliff, Co Sligo, initially denied the sexual assaults on the two patients on separate dates in 2022

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1 week ago Gérard Depardieu tells sexual assault trial he grabbed woman by hips to avoid slipping

The French actor had previously denied any physical contact had taken place

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1 week ago Former schoolteacher accused of over 100 sex offences has more charges brought against him

He is already facing a total of 110 alleged offences ranging from sexual to indecent assault against at least a dozen young boys on various occasions in the 1970s and 1980s.

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2 w. ago French actor Gerard Depardieu goes on trial over sexual assault charges

The case before the Paris criminal court concerns charges of sexual assault during filming in 2021.

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2 w. ago Male sex assault victim: If I was a woman my employer ‘would have taken it more seriously’

Rape Crisis Ireland says too often adult male survivors feel ‘particularly isolated’ when sexually assaulted

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2 w. ago Conor McGregor seeks to introduce 'fresh evidence' in appeal of civil sexual assault finding

The MMA fighter was deemed liable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018 after a three-week civil trial.

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2 w. ago ‘Monster’ jailed for nine years for sexually abusing daughter and sister

Christopher O’Mahony (67) pleaded guilty to 18 sample counts of sexual and indecent assault on dates in the 1980s and 1990s

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