Sentence for having sex with girls halved on appeal

A man jailed for having sex with three underage girls, who he contacted online having pretended to be a teenage boy, has had his jail term halved on appeal.

Jerry Sheahan, aged 40, of Clare Hall Village, Malahide Rd, Dublin, had pleaded guilty to three counts of having sexual intercourse with three underage girls in different counties between March and July 2011. Sheahan was 36 at the time and the girls were aged between 15 and 17.

He was given three consecutive two-year sentences by Judge Michael O’Shea on November 15, 2011.