Military prosecutor likely to appeal army instructor's 'lenient' sexual assault sentence

The judge noted the accused had received positive character references from 17 different witnesses

The army instructor was found guilty last year following a three-day trial of sexually assaulting a female trainee at a military barracks several years ago. File photo

The Director of Military Prosecutions has signalled he will challenge what the Defence Forces consider a lenient sentence handed down by a military judge to an army instructor convicted of sexually assaulting a young female recruit.

The non-commissioned officer was fined a total of €2,690 at a court-martial in Dublin on Friday as well as forfeiting seniority in his rank for a period of 10 years as punishment.