A MAN WHO sexually assaulted a teenage girl while they were both using public transport has been jailed for three years.
The court heard that the victim, then aged 16, was using public transport when the defendant approached her. He dropped a Valentine’s Day card on the floor twice, and she picked it up and handed it to him on both occasions. The defendant told the injured party that she’d “really turned him on” and asked if she wanted to go for coffee when they got off the bus. The victim refused and later told Gardaí that she felt very uncomfortable during this exchange.
She said she fears her kindness may be taken advantage of and is more aware of her vulnerability as a woman. The injured party said she feels anxious about using public transport and the assault had an impact on her schoolwork. The Garda also agreed that the man told Gardaí that it couldn’t have been him as it he was in custody.
What legal reasons? Name and shame the scumbag. Such a stupid country that perpetrators get protected.