Man who harassed garda with false sex assault claims jailed for 18 months

Accused sent photographs of officer’s children focusing on their groin area with disturbing messages and emojis

 Derek O’Mahony of Meadowlands, Bloomfield, Midleton, County Cork, made false claims of sexual assault to the Garda Ombudsman, the Garda Commissioner, the Minister for Justice, and An Taoiseach.

An East Cork man who mounted a campaign of harassment against a member of An Garda Síochána made false claims of sexual assault to the Garda Ombudsman, the Garda Commissioner, the Minister for Justice and An Taoiseach and now he has been jailed for 18 months.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a sentence of two years with the last six months suspended in the case of 29-year-old Derek O’Mahony of Meadowlands, Bloomfield, Midleton, County Cork.