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Topic:

Child abuse

Court:

Circuit

Category:

Criminal

ARCHIVE:

2008 - 2013

 

 

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Current data
archive 2014

2013:

 *The outcomes of trials before the Circuit court are reported by reference to defendant in respect of counties:
Cork, Donegal, Kerry, Longford, Limerick, Meath, Offaly, Sligo, Wexford and Wicklow.

Cases disposed of: 

Offences

3

Defendants

3

 

Method:

Guilty pleas

2

Trials

1

Nolle prosequi

0

Total

3

 

Outcome of trials - by defendant:*

Convicted

0

Acquitted

1

Total

1

 

Penalties imposed on conviction - by defendant:

Community service

0

Suspended sentence

0

Fine

0

Imprisonment

0

Other **

0

Total

0

 ** includes taken into consideration, struck out, forfeiture of goods/money/drugs/weapons, destruction of drugs/weapons, disqualification from driving.

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***The outcomes of trials before the Circuit court are reported by reference to offence in respect of counties:
Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Dublin, Galway,Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford and Westmeath.

Cases disposed of: 

Offences

28

Defendants

-

 

Method:

Guilty pleas

21

Trials

0

Nolle prosequi

0

Other

7

Total

28

 

Outcome of trials - by offence:***

Convicted

0

Acquitted

0

Total

0

 

Penalties imposed on conviction - by offence:

Community service

0

Suspended sentence

0

Fine

0

Imprisonment

5

Bond

5

Other ****

1

Total

11

**** includes taken into consideration, struck out, forfeiture of goods/money/drugs/weapons, destruction of drugs/weapons, disqualification from driving.

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Child abuse cases dealt with (by defendant)
- by county:

Cork 

2

Donegal 

0

Kerry 

0

Limerick 

0

Longford 

0

Meath 

1

Offaly 

0

Sligo 

0

Wexford 

0

Wicklow 

0

Total:

3

 

Child abuse cases dealt with (by offence)
- by county:

Carlow

0

Cavan

0

Clare

0

Dublin 

23

Galway 

1

Kildare 

0

Kilkenny 

0

Laois 

0

Leitrim 

0

Louth

0

Mayo 

0

Monaghan 

0

Roscommon 

3

Tipperary 

1

Waterford 

0

Westmeath 

0

Total:

28

 


2008 - 2012:

Cases disposed of: 

 

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Offences

32

50*

16

397

 

Defendants

14**

11

3

12

6

Guilty pleas

20

18

2

10

5

Trials

3

8

1

2

1

 

Outcome of trials: 

 

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Convicted

2

8

0

1

0

Acquitted

1

0

1

0

1

Nolle prosequi

2

0

0

1

0

* includes offences in lieu of defendants in respect of Dublin Circuit Ciminal Court
** provincial only

  

Sentences: 

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Community service

0

1

0

0

0

Suspended sentence

13

5

0

7

7

Fine

2

0

0

0

1

Imprisonment

15

 

 

 

 

Imprisonment up to 2 years

-

4

1

1

4

Imprisonment over 2 years to 5 years

-

8

0

24

2

Imprisonment over 5 years to 10 years

-

6

0

0

0

Imprisonment over 10 years

-

0

0

0

0

Other

12

0

1

1

0

 

Child abuse cases dealt with - by county:

 

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Carlow

0

0

0

0

0

Cavan

4

0

0

0

0

Clare

1

0

0

0

0

Cork 

0

0

0

1

0

Donegal 

0

0

3

185

0

Dublin 

16

36

0

5

4

Galway 

0

3

1

0

0

Kerry 

1

0

0

0

1

Kildare 

0

0

0

0

0

Kilkenny 

0

0

0

189

0

Laois 

0

0

0

0

0

Leitrim 

0

0

0

0

0

Limerick 

1

0

0

5

0

Longford 

0

2

0

0

0

Louth 

0

0

0

0

0

Mayo 

0

0

0

0

1

Meath 

2

0

0

0

0

Monaghan 

0

0

0

0

0

Offaly 

0

0

0

0

0

Rocommon 

1

0

0

0

0

Sligo 

0

0

0

0

0

Tipperary 

2

9

12

1

1

Waterford 

0

0

0

2

0

Westmeath 

0

0

0

0

0

Wexford 

4

0

0

0

0

Wicklow 

0

0

0

9

0

Total:

32

50

16 

397 

7