Former RTÉ journalist loses appeal over conviction for sexually assaulting sleeping woman

Judge said argument of implied consent could not be implied when a person is asleep and dismissed Mícheál Ó Leidhin's appeal against his conviction and sentence

Judge said the argument of implied consent because of previous sexual activity was not raised at Mícheál Ó Leidhin’s trial and described the ground of the conviction appeal as 'novel' and 'speculative'. File picture: Collins Courts

A former RTÉ journalist who was jailed for 15 months for sexually assaulting a woman while she slept has lost his appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Mícheál Ó Leidhin, 38, was a political reporter for Raidió na Gaeltachta and was jailed in July for the sexual assault of the woman that happened at his former home.