# Sex Offender

Last week

21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023

Disgraced entertainer and convicted sex offender Rolf Harris dies aged 93

His case caused widespread revulsion in Britain and his homeland Australia, where his television programmes were watched by millions of children.

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May 23rd 2023, 2:38 PM

This year

2023

# bail conditions

Gary Glitter returned to custody after ‘breaching licence conditions’

The 78-year-old, who had a string of chart hits in the 1970s, was freed in February after being jailed in 2015 for abusing three schoolgirls.

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Mar 13th 2023, 7:46 PM

All time

# Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby denied parole after refusing to engage in sex offender programmes

The 83-year-old entertainer denies wrongdoing and says he will stick to that stance even if he has to serve his full sentence.

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May 29th 2021, 1:05 PM

# Sex Offender

Convicted sex offender challenges refusal to consider his bid legal aid in civil action against him

John Barrow has repeatedly denied the charges.

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Apr 26th 2021, 9:45 PM

# Courts

Man caught after girl (15) posted Snapchat video of him masturbating in front of her gets suspended sentence

John Smith (59) had invited the 15-year-old girl into his van after asking for directions.

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Dec 17th 2019, 10:35 PM

# Released

Convicted child sex offender Tom Humphries released from Midlands Prison

The former sports journalist was jailed for the sexual exploitation and defilement of a child.

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Aug 16th 2019, 11:57 AM

# Finglas

'I haven't slept since Friday': Woman says serial sex offender living next door 'terrorised' her family

The man was arrested on Saturday after the woman reported his threats against her.

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Aug 9th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Sex Offender

Chief suspect in Stillorgan sex assault was handed suspended sentence for attacking woman

Officers have made him a person of interest in the case.

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Jan 15th 2019, 11:55 AM

# tom daly

'Predator' taxi driver jailed for sexual abuse of teen girl

Daly continues to reject the verdict of the jury and protest his innocence.

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Oct 23rd 2018, 9:40 PM

# Crumlin

Gunman shoots at wrong house in Dublin 'after thinking sex offender lived there'

The occupants have no involvement in crime and gardaí believe the shooter got the wrong house.

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Oct 14th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Court

Warrant issued for arrest of sex offender (67) who sexually assaulted juveniles

The man failed to show for a court appearance today.

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Jun 27th 2018, 5:58 PM

# Court

Convicted sex offender Anthony Luckwill given partially suspended sentence for child protection order breach

In July 2012, a court imposed 16 orders against him as part of child protection measures introduced in the Sex Offenders Act 2001.

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May 1st 2018, 6:28 PM

# Courts

Convicted rapist allegedly impersonated Garda and attempted to 'arrest' Dublin schoolgirl

Cork man Paul Buckley was previously jailed for four years for battering and raping a woman who was making her way home after a night out.

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Jan 26th 2018, 5:43 PM

# High Court

Jailed sex offender takes to High Court after being disciplined for criticising victim support group

Brian Doolan was convicted and jailed for 12 years, with two suspended in 2016.

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Dec 18th 2017, 6:29 PM

# Justice

'I was misled': Eamon Dunphy defends visiting Tom Humphries in psychiatric hospital

Dunphy’s comments on the Tonight Show last night sparked criticism, as he said Humphries was given “just about the right sentence”.

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Oct 25th 2017, 9:10 AM

# previous convictions

Apollo House vigil cancelled amid reports of sex crime convictions for homeless man who died

Stephen “Jack” Watson had previously been deported from Australia.

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Sep 6th 2017, 8:23 AM

# England

Man who used fake Facebook profiles to sexually abuse children jailed for 16 years

Paul George Leighton, from England, blackmailed children into sending him recordings of them committing sexual offences.

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Sep 4th 2017, 8:47 PM

# Mistaken Identity

Another man has been wrongly identified as sex offender Anthony Luckwill

Last month, a man who was house-hunting in Kildare was verbally abused by locals after being wrongfully identified.

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Jun 15th 2017, 9:31 PM

# Donegal

'Violent and aggressive': Man who took child with him after he punched girlfriend jailed for one year

Martin O’Hara has 15 previous convictions, including one for rape.

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Apr 28th 2017, 6:15 AM

# Abduction

Man threatened to cut off penis of man he wrongly thought was a sex offender

Morgan Doran was one of four men who abducted a young man they wrongly believed sexually assaulted a girl.

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Dec 21st 2016, 9:37 PM

# South Carolina

Man who held woman "chained like a dog" confesses to up to 7 killings

The man’s confessions may have solved a quadruple murder that baffled police and investigators for 13 years.

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Nov 6th 2016, 9:27 AM

# Courts

Man who raped two children - one who has Down syndrome - sentenced to 6 years

The 18-year-old man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to four counts of rape, one count of threatening to kill and one count of sexual assault.

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Jun 7th 2016, 7:49 PM

# Courts

'An utter nightmare': Sex offender to be sentenced for abusing brother over five-year period

He faces two counts of sexual assault with a maximum sentence of two years each.

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Dec 15th 2015, 6:04 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should sex offenders be able to take their name off the register?

A court ruled yesterday that a man convicted of abusing his daughter 15 years ago should be able to take his name off.

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Nov 12th 2015, 9:30 AM

# London

Man arrested over nine linked sexual assaults in Clapham

The suspect is described as a man with dark hair and as being of Mediterranean or Middle-Eastern appearance.

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Nov 3rd 2015, 11:24 AM

# back behind bars

Sex offender on the run in Ireland back in Derry prison

The 29-year-old has convictions of gross indecency towards a child, rape aggravated assault and other serious offences.

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Sep 17th 2015, 12:22 PM

# on the run

Teen sex offender faces extradition after arrest on board Dublin to Dubai flight

He will appear before an extradition court tomorrow.

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Sep 1st 2015, 12:50 PM

# Ryan Humpage

Teen who sparked manhunt jailed for having sex with 13-year-old

He fled to Ireland after the incident.

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Aug 19th 2015, 4:55 PM

# Attack

Violent footage shows vigilante attack on man

He was punched twice and kicked in the head.

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Jul 20th 2015, 10:04 AM

# 1975

These Maryland sisters disappeared 40 years ago. Now, a man's been charged.

Sheila and Katherine Lyon disappeared from a Maryland shopping mall in 1975 and were never seen again.

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Jul 15th 2015, 6:58 PM

# sexual violence

Tusla defends its decision to withdraw funding from the Rape Crisis Network

It says, “The decision is dictated by the need to achieve the best use of limited available resources.”

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Jun 9th 2015, 1:30 PM

# Manchester

Man tries to meet 14-year-old girl after online chat, is greeted by vigilante group instead

The man was later arrested after he reported the assault by the men to police.

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May 12th 2015, 9:15 PM

# selfie

US teen may face jail time for child porn after taking photos of his own penis

The 17-year-old had been told repeatedly to stop sending naked photos to his 15-year-old girlfriend.

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Jul 19th 2014, 3:23 PM

# Wanted

Scottish police search for sex offender who travelled to Belfast

Lorcan Halton failed to appear in a Scottish court and has not been seen since he boarded a ferry to Belfast.

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Mar 31st 2014, 4:28 PM

# Sex Offender

Professional bellydancer gets 13 years in jail for rape and sexual assault

The 30-year-old told one woman at a dance audition at his house to undress, saying he needed to check how quickly she could remove her clothes backstage, before he raped her.

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Feb 28th 2014, 5:33 PM