Tipperary teenager who sexually assaulted friend in field has detention deferred

The victim said she does not think she will be able to trust anyone again like she trusted the accused

The judge said he would apply a sentence of two years’ detention, deferred for one year on condition the boy attend all probation appointments, engage with the garda youth programme, and attend any course in sexual consent awareness recommended by his probation officer. File photo: Dan Linehan

A teenage boy who sexually assaulted his friend in a field has had a sentence of two years’ detention deferred for one year.

The boy (17), who cannot be named for legal reasons, was aged 15 when he sexually assaulted the then 14-year-old girl in a field after they had both consumed alcohol together.