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BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Man jailed for defiling employer's 15-year-old daughter
A man has been jailed for two years for the defilement of his employer's 15-year-old daughter. The 38-year-old man was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of one count of defilement of the girl at a location in Co Westmeath in October 2017. Advertisement He was acquitted by the jury on charges of allegedly raping the complainant and of one count of allegedly sexually assaulting this complainant's sister. The man has a previous conviction for assault and two road traffic offences. Passing sentence on Monday, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon imposed a two-and-a-half-year sentence, with the final six months suspended. Ms Justice Creedon noted the 'significant age disparity' between the man and the complainant and that he had engaged in a 'level of grooming' of the girl. Advertisement She said the man 'held a position of trust', which he abused and that the offending had a 'profound impact' on the complainant's career, education, mental and physical health. She noted the man does not accept the jury's verdict, has displayed no empathy towards the complainant and has not expressed remorse. The judge said there was 'very little by way of mitigation' in this case but noted the man's lack of previous convictions for sexual offending, his co-operation with the investigation and personal circumstances. Ms Justice Creedon suspended the final six months of the two-and-a-half-year sentence on strict conditions, including that the man place himself under the supervision of The Probation Service for 12 months post-release. She backdated the sentence to when the man entered custody last January. Advertisement An investigating garda told Garrett McCormack BL, prosecuting, the man had been working for his employer for a number of years. The employer noticed his 15-year-old daughter and the then 30-year-old man were becoming close. He asked her if anything was going on and she denied it but her behaviour became erratic and out of character with her personality. Her aunt noticed items of interest on her phone, and it was reported to the gardaí. The court heard evidence of multiple phone calls from the defendant to the girl's phone over a period of time, as well as text exchanges in the early hours of the morning. Advertisement The complainant told the court that following a text exchange the man had come into her home through a side window and had sex with her in her bedroom, before leaving the same way. The man left the employment in 2017 and gardaí were contacted in January 2018, the court heard. The defendant gave evidence during his trial denying the offences in their entirety. It was put to the complainant and her family during the trial that the complaints were revenge for the accused acting as a whistle-blower in relation to practices at the business. They denied this. In her victim impact statement, the young woman said her childhood had been taken too soon. She said her mental health deteriorated to almost a point beyond return. She said she once had a great life and opportunities but was left feeling so low. Advertisement She said it took her far too long to realise this was not her fault and that she was just a child. She said her enjoyment in her chosen career had been diminished as the man was also involved in this field. She pursued other avenues but this took her away from her family and home. She told the court she had been under the control of and groomed by a man who was trusted by her and her family. She said the man had been 'like family' to them. She said the impact on her life has been significant and the emotional toll immense. Six character witnesses took the stand to give references on behalf of the accused man. His wife told the court that she 100 per cent believed in his innocence and said he was a kind and loving man. She said lots of people were standing by him and anyone who knows him knows his loyalty and love for his friends. She said he was a good man who put himself before others. A neighbour said throughout many interactions he had found the man to be kind, caring and considerate. He said he was a person of sound character. Three family friends gave evidence characterising him variously as 'a genuine, decent, honourable, kind guy'; someone they 'trust completely' and someone they felt comfortable and safe with. His doctor said he had a high opinion of the man's character and could not speak highly enough of him. He said a custodial sentence would be hard for him to endure. Defence counsel, Blaise O'Carroll SC, said the court was dealing with an offence from 2017 which had been a long time coming before the court. He said his client going into custody has had devastating effects on his family and business. Ireland Former priest who sexually abused his three sister... Read More He submitted his client had been acquitted of eight of the nine counts on the indictment before being found guilty of the final count. He said his client's prior conviction for assault arose in the context of alcohol, putting him into a medium risk of re-offending. Counsel said his client's child has serious medical issues and the full burden of that care is now on his wife. Mr O'Carroll said his client had learning difficulties in his background but had gone into a field he adored and there were glowing references to his extraordinary ability in his career. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, you can call the national 24-hour Rape Crisis Helpline at 1800-77 8888, access text service and webchat options at or visit Rape Crisis Help .
Irish Times
11-06-2025
- Irish Times
Convicted rapist jailed again for sex act with teenager
A man who is serving a sentence for raping a woman in Limerick city has been jailed again after he pleaded guilty to engaging in a sex act with an underage teenage girl in Limerick. Cristian Gogosiou (40), of Mount Kenneth Place, Courtyard, Limerick, had a four-year sentence reduced to 3½ years, after he admitted one count of 'defilement' of a child under the age of 17, at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. The girl, who was 15 at the time and who cannot be identified to protect her right to anonymity, had run away from home and was living in hotels and staying with friends. Judge Colin Daly said the girl came into contact with Gogosiou while she was staying in a Limerick hotel on July 5th, 2020. READ MORE The judge, who lifted reporting restrictions on identifying Gogosiou, said the Romanian man agreed to drive the girl to one of her friend's homes if she performed oral sex on him. Gogosiou drove himself and the girl to a carpark where she performed oral sex on him, it was heard. Afterwards, she told her mother what happened and they both went to a garda station to make a complaint against Gogosiou. 'He (Gogosiou) knew her young age, he knew she was vulnerable and he took advantage of her,' the judge said. In a victim impact statement, the girl wrote that her mental health and her relationships with her family and a former boyfriend had suffered due to the assault. Judge Daly said that a headline sentence of four years was appropriate, which he reduced by six months. 'He is a 40-year old Romanian national, he has a partner and a child, he has been in Ireland for 10 years and he has a history of employment, he co-operated with gardai.' Gogosiou was also added to a national register of sex offenders for an indefinite period. In 2024 Gogosiou was jailed for eight years for raping a homeless woman in Limerick in 2019.
BreakingNews.ie
11-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Man serving 8 year sentence for rape jailed for another 3.5 years after admitting sex act with teen
A man who is serving a sentence for raping a woman in Limerick City has been jailed again after he pleaded guilty to engaging in a sex act with an underage teenage girl in Limerick. Cristian Gogosiou, (40), of Mount Kenneth Place, Courtyard, Limerick, had a four-year sentence reduced to three years and six months, after he admitted one count of 'defilement' of a child under the age of 17, at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. Advertisement The girl, who was 15 at the time and who cannot be identified to protect her right to anonymity, had run away from home and was living in hotels and staying with friends. Judge Colin Daly said the girl came into contact with Gogosiou while she was staying in a hotel in Limerick on July 5th, 2020. 'At the time, the accused knew she was only fifteen years old,' Judge Daly said. The judge, who lifted reporting restrictions on identifying Gogosiou, said the Romanian man agreed to drive the girl to one of her friends' homes if she performed oral sex on him. Advertisement Gogosiou drove himself and the girl to a car park where the girl performed oral sex on him, it was heard. Afterwards, the girl told her mother what had happened, and they both went to a garda station to make a complaint against Gogosiou. Judge Daly said: 'He (Gogosiou) knew her young age, he knew she was vulnerable, and he took advantage of her.' The girl wrote in a victim impact statement that her mental health and her relationships with her family and a former boyfriend had suffered because of what happened. Advertisement Judge Daly said that a headline sentence of four years was appropriate, which he reduced to three and a half years. The judge said: 'He is a 40-year old Romanian national, he has a partner and a child, he has been in Ireland for 10 years and he has a history of employment, he co-operated with gardaí.' Gogosiou was also added to a national register of sex offenders for an indefinite period. Judge Daly said Gogosiou had a previous conviction last July for two counts of raping a woman, who at the time was homeless, on the streets of Limerick in 2019. Advertisement Gogosiou, who had denied rape and oral rape at his trial before the Central Criminal Court, was sentenced to ten years with the final two years suspended after a jury found him guilty on both counts last July. Gardaí told the trial that the woman, who cannot be named to protect her right to anonymity, was struggling with addiction and homelessness at the time. The victim told investigating gardaí that she encountered a man in Limerick city who asked her for sex in return for €6,000 and jewellery. The woman said the man took out a flick knife and threatened to 'cut off her giblets' before he raped her in an alleyway. Advertisement Gardaí pursued Gogosiou for a year and finally apprehended him in September 2020. He admitted he had sex and oral sex with the woman, but he claimed the victim offered to have sex with him for money. Gogosiou's trial heard that during interviews with gardaí following his arrest, he had said he liked to prey on vulnerable women 'because it was easy'. Gogosiou, who had 37 previous convictions, did not accept the jury's verdicts, the court heard. The sentencing judge, Ms Justice Siobhan Langford, said that aggravating factors in the case included Gogosiou's use of the knife as well as his defence that the woman had sex with him for money - a claim dismissed by the jury. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, you can call the national 24-hour Rape Crisis Helpline at 1800-77 8888, access text service and webchat options at or visit Rape Crisis Help .
