Boy, 13, sexually assaulted woman at children’s home

A 13-year-old boy who sexually assaulted a woman at a children’s home has been given a six-month suspended sentence and been registered as a sex offender.

The boy, now aged 15, pleaded guilty at Dublin Children’s Court to sexually assaulting the woman, who believed she was going to be raped and had to bite his arm to stop him attacking her during the incident nearly two years ago.

Yesterday, Judge Ann Ryan noted his age at the time of the crime but said a victim impact statement showed the attack had had a “profound” effect on the woman and a conviction had to be recorded.