Suspended term for false imprisonment of boy, 13

A 13-year-old boy suffered an “odious” and “traumatic” attack when he was falsely imprisoned by another teenager at a public toilet in Tralee and, instead of getting the support of schoolmates, was bullied afterwards.

Judge Donagh McDonagh described the crime against the boy in those terms at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.

John O’Brien, aged 18, of 53, Kevin Barry Villas, Tralee, Co Kerry, pleaded guilty to one count in relation to what happened at the public toilet for the disabled at Denny St, Tralee, on May 18, 2011, namely the charge of false imprisonment of the 13-year-old.