The woman gave evidence of waking up in his bed to find him on top of her.
A former RTÉ journalist has been jailed for fifteen months for sexually assaulting a woman who went home with him after a night out in Dublin four years ago.
Micheál O’Lidheain, from Ballinskelligs in Co Kerry, was found to have sexually assaulted her while she was sleeping.
At his sentence hearing, the woman told the court the assault left her traumatised and feeling lost in the world.
She described how he had taken advantage of her when she was at her most vulnerable.
His trial heard they met in the beer garden of a Dublin pub before he invited her back to his.
There was some consensual sexual activity there but she told him she didn’t want to have sex with him. She went to sleep soon afterwards.
She gave evidence of waking up in his bed to find him on top of her. She told the jurors he was groping her - something she didn’t consent to.
Micheál O’Lidheain, who used to work as a political reporter on Raidió na Gaeltachta, was handed an 18-month prison sentence with the final three months suspended.
His barrister had asked the judge to consider a non-custodial sentence but she felt the offence merited some time in jail.
Over 23,000 Teachers Beginning Industrial Action Today
New Funding Announced For Youth Services And Counselling In Kildare On World Mental Health Day
Jury In Triple Murder Trial Of Louth Family Sent Home
Appointment Cancellations Expected As Strikes To Take Place Next Week
Families Face Delays Arranging Funerals Amid Pressure On Post-Mortem Services
Man (51) Accused Of Healy-Rae Assault Granted High Court Bail
Nurses At Naas And Nine Other Hospitals Set To Protest Over Pay
