Rapist fails to comply with post-supervision order

There has been "a manifest failure" by a convicted rapist to comply with the terms of his post-release supervision order, the High Court has heard.

Today the DPP secured a warrant directing Dublin man Gerard Creighton (aged 41) to appear before the Central Criminal Court in October arising out of his failure to comply with the terms of the supervision order.

The High Court heard that Creighton, who was released from prison last January, had failed to turn up for a number of meetings with the Probation and Welfare services and had not informed the authorities of a change of his address.

Ms Justice Mary Laffoy was also informed that Creighton had not furnished any reasons why the breaches of the order, made under provisions of the 2001 Sex Offenders Act, had occurred.

The Judge said that she was satisfied to issue a warrant directing that Creighton appear before Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court on October 5 next. The Judge said that the purpose of the order was "not to detain Creighton" but to ensure that "he sees the light of day" and comes to his senses.

Mr Creighton was not present in court for today's hearing, but was represented by both counsel and solicitor.

In April 2003 Creighton was sentenced by Mr Justice Carney to nine years imprisonment for the rape and unlawful detention of a woman. He was also subject to the terms of a post release supervision order for five years once his period of detention was completed.

At his trial Creighton, with addresses at Cashel Street, Crumlin, and Sundrive Road pleaded not guilty to one charge of rape, anal rape and false imprisonment of the woman in his city-centre flat on September 18, 1998. He was convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in November 2002.