Court told six-month sentence for sexual assault was too lenient

The Court of Criminal Appeal has heard that "too much weight" was given to mitigating factors in the sentencing of sex attacker Anthony Lyons.

The 52-year-old businessman, with an address at Griffith Avenue, Dublin was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman near his home in October 2010.

He was jailed for six months and ordered to pay €75,000 in compensation to his victim.

The DPP believes the punishment did not go far enough and has launched an appeal on the grounds of undue leniency.