Former underage rugby player gets suspended sentence for assaulting transgender escort

A former youth rugby player who assaulted a transgender escort in her home has received a fully suspended sentence.

Ben O'Reilly (aged 21) formerly of The Old Mill, Ratoath, Co Meath, now residing at Village Green, Kilucan, Co Westmeath, had pleaded not guilty to assaulting Fernanda de Freitas causing her harm and robbing her of cash and her iPhone at her home on May 20, 2017.