William Ryan (41) jailed for six years over offending at Aughrim Garda station in September 2020
‘He has broken me twice’: Former garda jailed for six years for sexually assaulting woman at Garda station‘It was the worst house in Dublin 4’: Turning a derelict redbrick into a homeRyan took the stand and gave a false version of the events of that day, which were later described by the prosecution as “badly-written erotica”.that Ryan now “unreservedly accepts his guilt in relation to all of the charges”.
She said Ryan’s offending was “a breach of trust involving a member of An Garda Síochána and the community he was there to serve and certainly not abuse”. Before attending the station, the woman had a phone discussion with Ryan, who insisted she come in to sort out the matter. The court heard he told her to “wear something tight” before hanging up.
Ryan gave evidence during the trial, claiming the encounter was consensual, which the prosecution said was “implausible” and like “badly-written erotica”.
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