Sentencing set in sex assault case after defendant deemed competent

Sentencing set in sex assault case after defendant deemed competent

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Defendant Sentenced for Sexual Assault

DATE: April 14, 2025 CASE: David Lee Hart (Case #20FE007113) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Kate Martin, Adult Sexual Assault Prosecution On April 11, 2025, the Honorable Shelleyanne Chang sentenced David Lee Hart to 16 years in state prison. On November 4, 2024, a jury convicted Hart of rape by force or fear and oral copulation by force or fear. The jury also found true allegations that the crime involved great callousness, the victim was…

Paedophile ex-solider to be sentenced after convictions for sex assaults on girls

TWO Limerick women who were sexually abused when they were children by a former member of the Defence Forces said they came forward to Gardaí so that no other child would potentially be harmed by the retired soldier. The 62-year-old man, cannot presently be named due to a court order protecting the identities of the two victims, Limerick Circuit Criminal Court heard. However, the court was informed by prosecuting counsel John O’Sullivan that, wh…