Posted by He also confirmed he employs another convicted sex offender – John Daly, now in his 60s – as a home help. Daly pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual assault of two teenage girls who were en route to a Rihanna concert in 2011. He also has an offending record going back to the 1980s.
John Daly sex offender Dublin
John Daly, a Dublin resident with addresses in Cabra Park, Phibsboro, and Leinster Road, Rathmines, has a documented history as a serial sex offender. Below is a summary based on available information:
- 2011 Sexual Assaults on Luas: Daly, then 53, sexually assaulted two teenage girls (aged 13 and 16) on a Luas tram en route to a Rihanna concert in Dublin on October 3, 2011. He admitted to deliberately targeting young girls for sexual arousal, as confirmed by CCTV footage and his own statements to gardaí. He pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and was sentenced to four years, with the final two years suspended, in April 2014. The court noted his intent to seek treatment through the “Safer Lives Program.”
- 2016-2017 Gross Indecency: Daly, aged 58 at the time, pleaded guilty to five counts of gross indecency with a mentally impaired male between 2016 and 2017. The acts included non-consensual sexual contact, and the victim reported threats of death and burning if he did not comply. Daly received a five-year sentence in February 2019, with the final 12 months suspended, and was ordered to undergo three years of probation supervision and complete a sex offender treatment program if deemed appropriate. The court highlighted his significant prior record of sexual misconduct.
- Prior Convictions: Daly has a history of sexual offenses dating back to the 1980s and 1990s, including indecent assault, aggravated sexual assault, and rape, for which he received a six-year sentence in 2000 from the Court of Criminal Appeal. These earlier crimes involved female victims.
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